Eupseudomorpha

Eupseudomorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. Its only species, Eupseudomorpha brillians, was first described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1880. It is found in portions of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, in the Western Short Grasslands and Central and Southern Mixed Grasslands ecoregions. Caterpillars of the species appear to use members of the Onagraceae, particularly Oenothera (including Gaura) as a food source.

Eupseudomorpha
Larva of Eupseudomorpha brillians feeding on Oenothera hartwegii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Agaristinae
Genus:
Eupseudomorpha

Dyar, 1893
Species:
E. brillians
Binomial name
Eupseudomorpha brillians
(Neumoegen, 1880)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Edwardsia Neumoegen, 1880
  • Euedwardsia Kirby, 1892

Specific

  • Edwardsia brillians Neumoegen, 1880
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