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Species Brenthia pavonacella - Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627

Metalmark moth larva (on Desmodium sp) - Brenthia pavonacella Strange Moth - Brenthia pavonacella Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627 - Brenthia pavonacella Caterpillar - Brenthia pavonacella Peacock Brenthia Moth (Brenthia pavonacella) in Michigan - Brenthia pavonacella Choreutidae, Peacock Brenthia, herbivory - Brenthia pavonacella Choreutidae, Peacock Brenthia, herbivory, under side of leaf - Brenthia pavonacella Choreutidae, Metalmark Moths, Peacock Brenthia, under side of leaf, cocoon - Brenthia pavonacella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Choreutoidea (Metalmark Moths)
Family Choreutidae (Metalmark Moths)
Subfamily Choreutinae
Genus Brenthia
Species pavonacella (Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627)
Hodges Number
2627
Explanation of Names
Species name pavoncella appears to mean "little peacock", from Latin Pavon, the genus of the bird (see Bob Patterson's comments here).
Size
wingspan 9 mm (Moths of Maryland)
Food
Desmodium glutinosum
Life Cycle
Life cycle images:
1.leaf damage 2.larva 3.pupae in woven cocoons 4.pupa 5.adult
Internet References
image at South Carolina Moth Species
Moths of Maryland
All-Leps
National Geographic article: Moths Elude Spiders by Mimicking Them
BugLifeCycles PDF by MJ Hatfield of life cycle info, stages, and leaf damage
YouTube video of moth walking on leaf by MJ Hatfield
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 May, 2007 - 2:41am
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 16 June, 2020 - 7:09am

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