Pygoctenucha terminalis
| Pygoctenucha terminalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Pygoctenucha |
| Species: | P. terminalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygoctenucha terminalis (Walker, 1854) | |
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Pygoctenucha terminalis, the Blue-green Lichen Moth, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico[1] and in eastern Colorado, New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona.
The wingspan is about 43 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from late-May to early-August
The larvae feed on Asclepias species, including Asclepias tuberosa.[3]
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