Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Notodonta truncata Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
All-Leps does not list a subfamily for this species
Numbers
the only species in this genus in North America listed at
All-LepsSize
forewing length 2.6 - 3.5 cm
(1)Identification
Larvae - fully fead larvae is yellow with irregular black-and-white-patterned blotches and stripes. There is a large dorsal black hump at the posterior, and the head is shiney black
(1)Range
Powell and Opler list this as a tropical American species barely reaching into Santa Cruz county in southern Arizona
(1), however, BugGuide adds Pima County
Season
Adults fly August to October
(1)Food
larvae feed on
Thurber's Cotton (
Gossypium thurberi) in the mallow family (Malvaceae)
(1)Remarks
nocturnal and attracted to lights
(1)Internet References
pinned adult and live larva image [#49] plus larval foodplant (Bruce Walsh, Moths of Southeastern Arizona)
US distribution map (butterfliesandmoths.org)
