Chalcopasta fulgens

(Chalcopasta fulgens)

Description

Chalcopasta fulgens is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912 and is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Chalcopasta fulgens is 9777.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Noctuidae

Genus:Chalcopasta

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