Moths of North Carolina
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80 NC Records

Enigmogramma basigera (Walker, 1865) - Pink-washed Looper

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: PlusiinaeTribe: ArgyrogrammatiniP3 Number: 931167.00 MONA Number: 8886.00
Comments: The sole member of this genus that occurs in North America; the three other species are Neotropical (Lafontaine and Poole, 1991).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Argyrogramma basigera); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954); Lafontaine and Poole (1991)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-sized Looper with reddish to pinkish brown forewings. The median area is two-toned, with the upper half from the costa to the stigma usually shaded with dark brown, sometimes shaded with pink, and the lower portion an orange- to reddish brown. The antemedian line is single, even, and edged with white or silver. The postmedian is typically narrow, black, and evenly sinuate, sometimes edged with gray. The basal portion of the stigma is rounded and open, followed by a larger spot; both can be either silver or gold.
Wingspan: 30 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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