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Bryolymnia anthracitaria

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Bryolymnia anthracitaria
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Bryolymnia
Species:
B. anthracitaria
Binomial name
Bryolymnia anthracitaria
Ferris & McFarland, 2007

Bryolymnia anthracitaria is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and Noel McFarland in 2007. It is known only from south-eastern Arizona where it has been collected in oak scrub grassland.

The length of the forewings is 12 to 16 millimetres (0.47 to 0.63 in). Adults have been collected from late June to late August.

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  • Lafontaine, Donald; Walsh, J. & Holland, Richard (2010). "A revision of the genus Bryolymnia Hampson in North America with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Elaphriini)". ZooKeys (39): 187–204. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.437.
  • "932245.00 – 9686.1 – Bryolymnia anthracitaria Ferris & McFarland, 2007". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 6, 2021.