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Spotted Straw Moth

Heliocheilus lupata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Noctuidae

Heliocheilus lupatus, the purple topper, lupatus straw moth or spotted straw moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. It is found in the United States from Kentucky and central Connecticut south (through Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina) to Florida and Texas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog