Pygarctia eglenensis explained

Pygarctia eglenensis, the gray-winged pareuchaetes, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida.^{[1] [2]}

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Asclepias species.^[3]

References

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Pygarctia Grote, 1871 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 18, 2017.
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8256 Moth Photographers Group
3. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=3222&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genus=Pygarctia+&Genusqtype=equals&PGenusqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=0&listPageURL=list.dsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genus%3dPygarctia%2b%26Genusqtype%3dequals%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3fGenusqtype%3dequals%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26PSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genus%3dPygarctia%2b HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants