Pygoctenucha terminalis

Pygoctenucha terminalis, the blue-green lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico^[1] and in the United States in eastern Colorado, New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

Pygoctenucha terminalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pygoctenucha
Species:	P. terminalis
Binomial name
Pygoctenucha terminalis (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
Apistosia terminalis Walker, 1854 Ctenucha harrisii Boisduval, 1869 Ctenucha votiva H. Edwards, 1884

The wingspan is about 43 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from late-May to early-August

The larvae feed on Asclepias species, including Asclepias tuberosa.^[3]