Enigmogramma basigera

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| image = - 8886 – Enigmogramma basigera – Pink-washed Looper Moth (48043871986).jpg

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| taxon = Enigmogramma basigera

| authority = (Walker, 1865)

| synonyms =

  • Plusia basigera Walker, 1865
  • Plusia laticlavia Morrison, 1875
  • Argyrogramma basigera
  • Phytometra basigera

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Enigmogramma basigera, the pink-washed looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.{{cite web |url=http://www7.inra.fr/papillon/noctuid/plusiin/texteng/a_basige.htm |title=Argyrogramma basigera (Walker, 1865) |website=Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701103612/http://www7.inra.fr/papillon/noctuid/plusiin/texteng/a_basige.htm |archive-date=July 1, 2019}} It is found in the eastern and central United States, south to Mexico. It is also found in the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts and Montserrat), south to French Guiana.{{cite web |last=Cotinis |date=August 3, 2013 |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/7235 |title=Species Enigmogramma basigera - Pink-washed Looper Moth - Hodges#8886 |website=BugGuide |access-date=December 12, 2020}}

The wingspan is about 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

Only two larvae are known, and these were reared on Hydrocotyle umbellata.

References

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  • {{cite journal |last=Pogue |first=Michael G. |date=2005 |url=https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt01032p028.pdf |title=The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park |journal=Zootaxa |volume=1032 |pages=1–28}}

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Category:Plusiinae

Category:Moths described in 1865

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