Enigmogramma basigera Walker, 1865 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Enigmogramma basigera Walker, 1865

Enigmogramma basigera Walker, 1865

Enigmogramma basigera, the pink-washed looper, is a Noctuidae moth found from the eastern US to French Guiana.

Family
Genus
Enigmogramma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Enigmogramma basigera Walker, 1865

Enigmogramma basigera, commonly called the pink-washed looper, is a moth species in the Noctuidae family. The species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1865. This moth can be found in the eastern and central United States, with its range extending south into Mexico. It also occurs in the Caribbean, specifically recorded in Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts, and Montserrat, and its range continues south to French Guiana. The wingspan of adult Enigmogramma basigera measures approximately 28 to 33 millimeters. Adult moths are active in flight from June through September. To date, only two larval specimens of this species are known; these individuals were reared on Hydrocotyle umbellata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Enigmogramma

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