# Allotria

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For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of wasps, see [Alloxysta](/source/Alloxysta).

For the film, see [*Tomfoolery* (film)](/source/Tomfoolery_(film)).

***Allotria*** is a genus of [moths](/source/Moth) in the family [Erebidae](/source/Erebidae). It is [monotypic](/source/Monotypic), with only a single species, ***Allotria elonympha***, the **false underwing moth**, which is found in eastern North America. Both the genus and the species were [first described](/source/Species_description) by [Jacob Hübner](/source/Jacob_H%C3%BCbner), the genus in 1823 and the species in 1818.[1]

The [wingspan](/source/Wingspan) is 33–44 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September.

The larvae feed on various [deciduous](/source/Deciduous) trees, such as black gum (*[Nyssa sylvatica](/source/Nyssa_sylvatica)*), hickory and walnut.

## References

1. Savela, Markku (July 6, 2019). ["*Allotria* Hübner, \[1823\]"](https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/allotria/). *Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms*. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. ["Search results Family: Noctuidae"](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Noctuidae&sort=GENUS). *Butterflies and Moths of the World*. [Natural History Museum, London](/source/Natural_History_Museum,_London)

## External links

- Cotinis (March 9, 2018). ["Species *Allotria elonympha* - False Underwing - Hodges#8721"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/10556). *BugGuide*. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ["930962.00 – 8721 – *Allotria elonympha* – False Underwing Moth – (Hübner, 1818)"](https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8721). *North American Moth Photographers Group*. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 23, 2019. With images.

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