Metalectra diabolica

Metalectra diabolica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Metalectra
Species:
M. diabolica
Binomial name
Metalectra diabolica

Metalectra diabolica, the diabolical fungus moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida and Arkansas to Texas.[1]

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October, with most records from May.

The larvae feed on fungi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "930683.00 – 8503 – Metalectra diabolica – Diabolical Fungus Moth – Barnes & Benjamin, 1924". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Heiman, Maury J. (April 6, 2014). "Species Metalectra diabolica - Diabolical Fungus Moth - Hodges#8503". BugGuide. Retrieved June 11, 2019.


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