Argyrostrotis flavistriaria

Yellow-lined chocolate moth
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Argyrostrotis
Species:	A. flavistriaria
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria (Hübner, [1831])
Synonyms
Crochiphora flavistriaria Hübner, [1831] Poaphila herbicola Guenée, 1852 Poaphila contempta Guenée, 1852 Poaphila perplexa Guenée, 1852 Poaphila perspicua Walker, 1858 Mocis diffundens Walker, 1858 Phurys glans Grote, 1876 Phurys carolina Smith, 1905

Argyrostrotis flavistriaria, the yellow-lined chocolate moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831.[1] It is found in the US from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.[2]

The larvae feed on Cyrilla racemiflora.[3]

References

1. "930951.00 – 8759 – Argyrostrotis flavistriaria – Yellow-lined Chocolate Moth – (Hübner, [1831])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
2. Sullivan, J. Bolling & Lafontaine, J. Donald (2011). "New synonymies and combinations in Argyrostrotis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini)". ZooKeys (149): 107–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2347. PMC 3234413. PMID 22207798.
3. Cotinis (April 3, 2013). "Species Argyrostrotis flavistriaria - Yellow-lined Chocolate - Hodges#8759". BugGuide. Retrieved December 17, 2019.