''Psectrotarsia euposis'' is a species of

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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 in several states around

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. The length of the forewings is 14.6–17.4 mm.

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Species info Revision of the Genus Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)
Heliothinae Moths described in 1912 {{Heliothinae-stub