Eublemma recta explained

Eublemma recta, the straight-lined seed moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. It is also found south to Argentina,[1] on Cuba,[2] Jamaica[3] and Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is 16–.

The larvae feed on various plants in the family Convolvulaceae, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McLeod . Robin . October 25, 2012 . Species Eublemma recta - Hodges#9078 . BugGuide . December 2, 2018.
  2. Becker . Vitor O. . 2002 . The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana . Revista Brasileira de Zoologia . 19 . 2 . 349–391 . 10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130429205252/http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v19n2/v19n2a06.pdf . April 29, 2013 . live. free .
  3. Web site: Eublemma recta. Moths of Jamaica . March 8, 2012.