Eublemma recta, the straight-lined seed moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. It is also found south to Argentina,[1] on Cuba,[2] Jamaica[3] and Puerto Rico.
| Straight-lined seed moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eublemma |
| Species: | E. recta
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| Binomial name | |
| Eublemma recta (Guenée, 1852)
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The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in). The forewings are light brown with a dark brown straight postmedial line, bordered distally by white. The hindwings are white with a yellow or brown terminal line.
The larvae feed on various plants in the family Convolvulaceae, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.
References edit
- ^ McLeod, Robin (October 25, 2012). "Species Eublemma recta - Hodges#9078". BugGuide. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eublemma recta". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved March 8, 2012.