Ectypia bivittata

Ectypia bivittata, the two-banded ectypia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is found in the United States from Arizona to Texas and Colorado.

Ectypia bivittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ectypia
Species:
E. bivittata
Binomial name
Ectypia bivittata
Synonyms
  • Ectypia bivittata Clemens, 1861
  • Spilosoma nigroflava Graef, 1887

The wingspan is 46 mm. Adults are on wing from February to September.[2]

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Bug Guide


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