Pygarctia neomexicana
Barnes, 1904
Pygarctia neomexicana is a in the Erebidae, Arctiinae. It was described by William Barnes in 1904. The species occurs in the southwestern United States, with activity recorded from April through September.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Pygarctia neomexicana: //paɪˈɡɑrk.ti.ə ni.oʊˌmɛkˈsɪk.ə.nə//
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Identification
No specific diagnostic features distinguishing this from congeneric are documented in available sources.
Habitat
Specific associations are not documented. Based on distribution records, the occurs in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States including juniper-oak-pinyon woodlands and associated vegetation .
Distribution
United States: Texas, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Seasonality
are on from April to September.
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Taxonomic note
The Pygarctia was formerly placed in (now a Arctiinae within Erebidae). Some older references may still use the family name Arctiidae.