Euscirrhopterus poeyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euscirrhopterus
Species:
E. poeyi
Binomial name
Euscirrhopterus poeyi
Grote, 1866
Synonyms
  • Heterandra disparilis Herrich-Schäffer, 1866
  • Euscirrhopterus disparilis
  • Euthisanotia argentata Druce, 1894

Euscirrhopterus poeyi, the pullback moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1866. It is found from southern Florida and Mexico, through Central America to Brazil. It is also found in the Caribbean, including Cuba.[1]

The wingspan is about 34 mm for females and 38 mm for males.[2] Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are smaller and their wings are characterized by large areas of hyaline (glass-like) membrane lacking scales. Females are larger without the hyaline membranous areas. The general color is a dark gray brown.[3]

The larvae feed on Pisonia aculeata.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ "931973.00 – 9307.1 – Euscirrhopterus poeyi – Pullback Moth – Grote, 1866". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Noctuidae of North America
  4. ↑ Search Results Euscirrhopterus poeyi. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 2, 2018.


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