New World
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genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
, erected in 1907 by
Paul Dognin
Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America.
Dognin named 101 new genera of moths. With exception of ''
Psectrotarsia flava
''Psectrotarsia flava'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Peru, west of the Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continenta ...
'', species in the genus have pink forewing markings.
Distribution and biology
''Psectrotarsia'' species are known from the
United States
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,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
,
Guatemala
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and
Peru
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. The larval host plants of most species are unknown, except for '' Psectrotarsia hebardi'', which is known to feed on richweed.
Species
Following the 2007 revision of the genus by Michael P. Pogue, the genus is considered to contain the following species:
* '' Psectrotarsia euposis'' (Dyar, 1912) -
Mexico
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* ''
Psectrotarsia flava
''Psectrotarsia flava'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Peru, west of the Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continenta ...
'' Dognin, 1907 -
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
United States
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Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
,
Mexico
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Former species
Following the 2007 revision, two species were transferred to '' Copitarsia'':
* ''Psectrotarsia fuscirena'' (now '' Copitarsia fuscirena'')
* ''Psectrotarsia tamsi'' (now '' Copitarsia tamsi'')