Euchaetes zella
| Euchaetes zella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Euchaetes |
| Species: | E. zella |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchaetes zella (Dyar, 1903) | |
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Euchaetes zella is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Dyar in 1903. It is found in Arizona,[1] California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is about 26 mm.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Philibertia heterophylla and Asclepias species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 25 mm. Pupation takes place in a dense oval cocoon incorporating larval hairs.[3]
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