''Hypotrix rubra'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found from south-western
New Mexico and south-eastern
Arizona southward to the State of
Durango
Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...
in northern
Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 12–16 mm.
The habitat consists of ponderosa pine forests and mixed woodlands of pine and oak.
Adults are on wing in early May and early July.
Etymology
Rubra is taken from the Latin for red and refers to the reddish color of the forewings and body of the moth.
External links
A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenée in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)Images
Hypotrix
Moths described in 2010
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