Eublemma recta

Straight-lined seed moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Eublemma
Species:	E. recta
Binomial name
	Eublemma recta; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Micra recta Guenée, 1852; Eublemma rectum; Phalaena obiqualis Fabricius, 1794 (preocc.); Anthophila flammicincta Walker, 1865; Trothisa pallescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; Micra stalii Wallengren, 1871; Tarache patula Morrison, 1875; Tarache patruelis Grote, 1876; Eublemma brunneoochracea Strand, 1917; Eublemma luteipennis Strand, 1917;

Eublemma recta, the straight-lined seed moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. It is also found south to Argentina,^[1] on Cuba,^[2] Jamaica^[3] and Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).

The larvae feed on various plants in the family Convolvulaceae, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.

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