Dargida rubripennis

Dargida rubripennis, the pink streak, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1870. It is found in the eastern United States, ranging to Kansas and Texas. It is listed as threatened in the US states of Massachusetts[2] and Connecticut.[3] The wingspan is 32–37 mm.

Dargida rubripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Dargida
Species:
D. rubripennis
Binomial name
Dargida rubripennis
(Grote & Robinson, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucania rubripennis Grote & Robinson, 1870
  • Faronta rubripennis

References
  1. "932931.00 – 10434 – Dargida rubripennis – Pink Streak Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1870)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. "The Pink Streak Dargida rubripennis". Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2018.


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