Psectrotarsia rhodophora
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Psectrotarsia rhodophora is a species of moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is only known from Guatemala
.
The length of the forewings is 13.0–17.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in October and November.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is only known from Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
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The length of the forewings is 13.0–17.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in October and November.