Catabenoides vitrina

Catabenoides vitrina is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from California to western Texas and south through Mexico to Central America. It is also found in the Caribbean, including Cuba.[2]

Catabenoides vitrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Catabenoides
Species:
C. vitrina
Binomial name
Catabenoides vitrina
(Walker, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Laphygma vitrina Walker, 1857
  • Catabenoides vitrinus
  • Callierges divisa Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Catabenoides divisus
  • Catabenoides divisa

The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The forewings are light brownish gray with several black longitudinal lines. The hindwings are white with some brownish-gray shading along the upper half of the outer margin.[3]

References
  1. "931767.00 – 10036 – Catabenoides vitrina – (Walker, 1857)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2012.
  3. McLeod, Robin (January 29, 2018). "Species Catabenoides vitrina - Hodges#10036". BugGuide. Retrieved December 2, 2018.


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