Species Feralia februalis - Hodges#10009

Classification · Hodges Number · Habitat · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Psaphidinae

Tribe Feraliini

Genus Feralia

Species februalis (Feralia februalis - Hodges#10009)

Hodges Number

10009

Habitat

Dry woodlands of the Pacific West where larval food is present.

Season

Adults fly in late winter & spring.

Food

Larvae: Foliage of Oaks (Quercus spp.), possibly some other plants.

Print References

Haggard & Haggard (1)

Internet References

Photo of caterpillar at USGS site.

Works Cited

1.	Insects of the Pacific Northwest By Peter Haggard, Judy Haggard

Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 21 March, 2007 - 1:17am
Last updated 27 January, 2008 - 12:57am

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