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Enigmogramma basigera

Enigmogramma basigera, the pink-washed looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the eastern and central United States, south to Mexico. It is also found in the Caribbean, south to French Guiana.

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Enigmogramma basigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Enigmogramma
Species:
E. basigera
Binomial name
Enigmogramma basigera
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Plusia basigera Walker, 1865
  • Plusia laticlavia Morrison, 1875
  • Argyrogramma basigera
  • Phytometra basigera

Enigmogramma basigera, the pink-washed looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.1 It is found in the eastern and central United States, south to Mexico. It is also found in the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts and Montserrat), south to French Guiana.2

The wingspan is about 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

Only two larvae are known, and these were reared on Hydrocotyle umbellata.

References

References

  1. "Argyrogramma basigera (Walker, 1865)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019.
  2. Cotinis (August 3, 2013). "Species Enigmogramma basigera - Pink-washed Looper Moth - Hodges#8886". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.