Euerythra phasma Harvey, 1876 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euerythra phasma Harvey, 1876

Euerythra phasma Harvey, 1876

The red-tailed specter (Euerythra phasma) is an Erebidae moth found in south-central United States.

Family
Genus
Euerythra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euerythra phasma Harvey, 1876

Euerythra phasma, commonly known as the red-tailed specter, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It occurs in the south-central region of the United States, where its recorded range includes the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas.

Photo: (c) Curtis Eckerman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Curtis Eckerman · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Euerythra

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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