Redectis vitrea

Redectis vitrea
Redectis vitrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Redectis
Species: R. vitrea
Binomial name
Redectis vitrea
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Dercetis vitrea Grote, 1878

The Scalloped Snout or White-spotted Redectis (Redectis vitrea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Illinois to south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florida.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October. There are two generations per year in Virginia.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Elaeagnus umbellata, Ceanothus americanus and Digitaria species.

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