Syllectra erycata Cramer is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Syllectra erycata Cramer

Syllectra erycata Cramer

Syllectra erycata is a 35 mm wingspan Erebidae moth described in 1780, found from the southern US to South America.

Family
Genus
Syllectra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Syllectra erycata Cramer

Syllectra erycata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. Its distribution ranges from Florida, Texas, and the Antilles (including Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Kitts, Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, and Grenada) south to Brazil, Peru, Suriname, and Bolivia. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 35 mm.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Syllectra

More from Erebidae

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

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