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Redectis vitrea, the scalloped snout or white-spotted 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 United States from Illinois to south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florida.

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October. There are two generations per year in Virginia.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Elaeagnus umbellata, Ceanothus americanus and Digitaria species.

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• McLeod, Robin (June 9, 2009). "Species Redectis vitrea - White-spotted Redectis - Hodges#8401". BugGuide. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
• "930555.00 – 8401 – Redectis vitrea – White-spotted Redectis Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

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