Panthea reducta
Encyclopedia
Panthea reducta is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is has been collected at an elevation of 1800 m (5,905.5 ft) in a Hispaniolan pine forest
in Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
in the Dominican Republic
.
The larvae probably feed on Pinus occidentalis.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is has been collected at an elevation of 1800 m (5,905.5 ft) in a Hispaniolan pine forest
Hispaniolan pine forests
The Hispaniolan pine forests are a tropical coniferous forest ecoregion found on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The ecoregion covers , or about 15% of the island...
in Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
Baoruco Mountain Range
Baoruco Mountain Range is situated in the Baoruco Province in the far southwestern corner of the Dominican Republic...
in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
.
The larvae probably feed on Pinus occidentalis.