Florida eutelia moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Eutelia
Species:
E. furcata
Binomial name
Eutelia furcata
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Eurhipia blandula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Eutelia blandula
  • Eutelia piratica Schaus, 1940
  • Eutelia pertanda Dyar, 1925
  • Eutelia distracta Walker, 1865
  • Eutelia nattereri Druce, 1898

Eutelia furcata, the Florida eutelia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from the southern United States (including Arizona, Texas and Florida)[1] to Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico[2] and Central America.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "931120.00 – 8968.2 – Eutelia furcata – Florida Eutelia Moth – (Walker, 1865)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Heiman, Maury J. (July 27, 2014). "Species Eutelia furcata - Hodges#8968.2". BugGuide. Retrieved December 2, 2018.


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