''Peridroma clerica'' 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
Valparaíso to the
Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...
in
Chile and
Chubut Chubut may refer to:
* Chubut Province, Argentina
* Chubut River in the Chubut Province
* Chubut steamer duck
The Chubut steamer duck or white-headed flightless steamer duck (''Tachyeres leucocephalus'') is a flightless duck endemic to Argenti ...
and
Neuquén in
Argentina.
The
wingspan is 40–46 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May.
Larval food plants include beet, tomato and clover.
External links
Noctuinae of Chile
Noctuinae
Moths described in 1882
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