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Species Scoliopteryx libatrix - The Herald - Hodges#8555

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Calpinae (Fruit-piercing Moths)
Tribe Scoliopterygini
Genus Scoliopteryx
Species libatrix (The Herald - Hodges#8555)
Hodges Number
8555
Size
Wingspan 3.8-4.5 cm
Identification
Scalloped outer margins of forewing and hindwing. Forewing is gray with wavy lines, has central bright orange patches with metallic flecks.
Range
Holarctic, more common, apparently, in northern North America than in south.
Habitat
Areas near hostplant
Season
July-May. (Adults overwinter.)
Food
Attracted to moth bait.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on poplars, willows. Adults overwinter, sometimes reported from caves.
Print References
Covell, p. 162, plate 38#12 (1)
Wagner, Caterpillars of Eastern North America, p. 371--photo of caterpillar (2)
Internet References
Moths of North America
Lynn Scott
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
2.Caterpillars of Eastern North America
By David L. Wagner
Contributed by Cotinis on 22 December, 2004 - 7:45am
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck
Last updated 9 March, 2008 - 2:00pm

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