Properigea mephisto
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Properigea |
| Species: | P. mephisto
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| Binomial name | |
| Properigea mephisto (A. Blanchard, 1968)
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Properigea mephisto is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Texas, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ontario and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The forewings are cream, sprinkled with reddish and brown scales. The hindwings are whitish, becoming progressively fuscous distally, and with dirty white fringes.[5]
The MONA or Hodges number for Properigea mephisto is 9591.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Properigea mephisto Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "Properigea mephisto Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Properigea mephisto Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Properigea mephisto". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ J. Lep. Soc. 22 (3): 138
Further reading[]
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links[]
- "Butterflies and Moths of North America". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
Categories:
- Xylenini
- Moths described in 1968
- Xylenini stubs