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Species Adaina ambrosiae - Ambrosia Plume Moth - Hodges#6160

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Plume moth - Adaina ambrosiae Plume Moth - Adaina ambrosiae 6160 Ambrosia Plume Moth - Adaina ambrosiae Ragweed Plume Moth - Adaina ambrosiae 6160 Ambrosia Plume - Adaina ambrosiae
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Pterophoroidea
Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)
Subfamily Pterophorinae
Tribe Pterophorini
Genus Adaina
Species ambrosiae (Ambrosia Plume Moth - Hodges#6160)
Hodges Number
6160
Other Common Names
Ragweed Plume Moth
Explanation of Names
The specific name, ambrosiae, is a reference to one of this species' host plants, Ambrosia sp. - Ragweed.
Numbers
6 spp per Nearctica
Range
California to Florida to Ontario.
Season
Nearly year round in Florida (1)
Food
Ragweed, Ambrosia spp. and other Asteraceae
For most hosts, see: World catalogue of insects
Print References
World catalogue of insects
Internet References
Adaina ambrosiae – 6160 - Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.The Lepidoptera of Florida: An Annotated Checklist.
By Charles P. Kimball.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 21 January, 2008 - 5:34pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 31 January, 2009 - 11:57am

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