Estigmene albida is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1874. It is found in the United States from Montana to South Dakota, south to New Mexico and Arizona. It is also found in Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Estigmene albida being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Estigmene
- Species
- Estigmene albida
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