Euerythra phasma

Harvey, 1876

Red-tailed Specter Moth, red-tailed specter

Euerythra phasma, commonly known as the red-tailed specter , is a in the Erebidae ( Arctiinae). First described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876, this moth is to the south-central United States. The species is represented by over 1,100 observations on iNaturalist, indicating it is relatively well-documented by citizen scientists.

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How to pronounce Euerythra phasma: /juːˈɛrɪθrə ˈfæzmə/

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Distribution

South-central United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas.

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Taxonomic history

Originally placed in , this is now classified in Erebidae following modern molecular phylogenetic revisions of Lepidoptera.

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