Protorthodes perforata

(Protorthodes perforata)

Description

Protorthodes perforata is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found across the southern United States, from western Texas to southern California and southward to central Mexico. The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm. The forewings are pale whitish grey to buffy grey color with darker grey reniform and orbicular spots, each is outlined by a contrastingly pale line. The hindwings are dirty white with fuscous shading on the margins and veins in both sexes. Adults have been recorded on wing from early April to early July and again from mid-August to late October.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Protorthodes
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