''Psectrotarsia flava'' is a species of

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of the family Noctuidae. It is found in

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, west of the

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. The length of the forewings is 12.9–13.3 mm.

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