Xanthopastis moctezuma

Xanthopastis moctezuma is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Mexico north to Brownsville, Texas, but appears to be replaced by Xanthopastis regnatrix elsewhere in Texas.

Xanthopastis moctezuma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Xanthopastis
Species:	X. moctezuma
Binomial name
Xanthopastis moctezuma Dyar, 1913[1]