''Panthea reducta'' is a

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 ...

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 ...

. It has been collected at an elevation of in a Hispaniolan pine forest in

Sierra de Bahoruco National Park The Sierra de Bahoruco National Park is an environmentally protected national park located in the South-western region of Dominican Republic. It was created in 1983 by Presidential Decree (No. 1315/83) during the presidency of Salvador Jorge Blanc ...

in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

. The larvae probably feed on ''

Pinus occidentalis ''Pinus occidentalis'', also known as the Hispaniolan pine, Hispaniola pine or , is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the ...

''.

External links

Revision of the New World Panthea Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) with descriptions of 5 new species and 2 new subspecies
Pantheinae Moths described in 2009 Insects of the Dominican Republic {{Pantheinae-stub