| Pygoctenucha terminalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pygoctenucha |
| Species: | P. terminalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygoctenucha terminalis (Walker, 1854) | |
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Pygoctenucha terminalis, the blue-green lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico [1] and in the United States in eastern Colorado, New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.
The wingspan is about 43 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from late-May to early-August
The larvae feed on Asclepias species, including Asclepias tuberosa . [3]