Rivula stepheni: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Rivula
Species
Rivula stepheni
Scientific Name
Rivula stepheni

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Rivula stepheni

Rivula stepheni is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by James Bolling Sullivan in 2009. It is found in the US in eastern North Carolina, Louisiana and Florida.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults have been found from April to September in North Carolina, suggesting the species breeds continuously and likely has three or four generations per year.

The larvae feed on various grasses and sedges.

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