Hyperstrotia pervertens Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hyperstrotia pervertens Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Hyperstrotia pervertens Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

The dotted graylet (Hyperstrotia pervertens) is an Erebidae moth found in North American woodlands and forests.

Family
Genus
Hyperstrotia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hyperstrotia pervertens Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Hyperstrotia pervertens, commonly known as the dotted graylet, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It inhabits woodlands and forests across North America, ranging from Missouri to Nova Scotia in the north, and extending south to Florida and Texas. Within Canada, it has been documented in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario. In the United States, it has been recorded in Massachusetts, Iowa, New York, and South Carolina. The wingspan of this moth measures approximately 16 mm. This species has one main generation per year.

Photo: (c) Bob Patterson at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Hyperstrotia

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