Gabara distema is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is endemic to North America, specifically the states of Texas, Arizona, North Carolina and Florida.

Gabara distema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Gabara
Species:
G. distema
Binomial name
Gabara distema
(Grote, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Gabara strigata (J. B. Smith, 1902)
  • Gabara depunctata (Strand, 1916)
  • Gabara umbonata (J. B. Smith, 1903)
  • Gabara apicalis (J. B. Smith, 1903)
  • Gabara distema humeralis

The larvae probably feed on wiregrass.

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