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Trichocosmia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
T. inornata

Trichocosmia

Similar
  
Chytonix, Hecatera, Nutmeg, Melanchra, Lacanobia

Trichocosmia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, Trichocosmia inornata, which is found from Texas to California, north to Utah.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are pale tan-ochre with faint transverse markings and a faint reniform spot. The frons is slightly rounded out. They are on wing from March to July in California.

References

Trichocosmia Wikipedia