A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2018).

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Redectis pygmaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Redectis
Species:	R. pygmaea
Binomial name
*Redectis pygmaea* (Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
Dercetis pygmaea Grote, 1878

Redectis pygmaea, the pygmy redectis, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.^[1] It is found in the US from New York to Florida, and west to Texas.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

References

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^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

McLeod, Robin (September 16, 2006). "Species Redectis pygmaea - Pygmy Redectis - Hodges#8400". BugGuide. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
"930554.00 – 8400 – Redectis pygmaea – Pygmy Redectis Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Redectis pygmaea	Wikidata: Q7305692 BAMONA: Redectis-pygmaea BOLD: 11891 BugGuide: 71153 EoL: 555194 GBIF: 1786912 iNaturalist: 417173 IRMNG: 10316569 ITIS: 940107 LepIndex: 288252 MONA: 8400 NatureServe: 2.863673 NCBI: 691675

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Pygmy Redectis Moth

Redectis pygmaea Grote, 1878

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