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Pseudohemihyalea labecula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Similar
  
Pseudohemihyalea, Pseudohemihyalea ambigua, Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii, Cycnia oregonensis, Lophocampa roseata

Pseudohemihyalea labecula, the freckled glassy-wing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Grote in 1881. It is found in southern Nevada, Utah, from Colorado to Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.

The length of the forewings is 21–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.

Subspecies

  • Pseudohemihyalea labecula labecula
  • Pseudohemihyalea labecula griseiventris Rothschild, 1935 (Texas)
  • References

    Pseudohemihyalea labecula Wikipedia