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Species Chrysanympha formosa - Formosa Looper - Hodges#8904

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8904 – Chrysanympha formosa – Formosa Looper - Chrysanympha formosa

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Plusiinae (Looper Moths)

Tribe Plusiini

Subtribe Euchalciina

Genus Chrysanympha

Species formosa (Formosa Looper - Hodges#8904)

Hodges Number

8904

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chrysanympha formosa (Grote, 1865)

Leptina formosa Grote, 1865

Polychrysia formosa

Abrostola formosa

* phylogenetic sequence #931186

Size

forewing length 15-17 mm (Pogue, 2005)(1)

Identification

Range

Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee (Pogue, 2005).(1)

Habitat

Sandy pine forests and other well-drained northern woodlands (E.H. Strickland Museum)

Food

Larva feed on dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) and blueberry (Vaccinum) spp. (Kearfott, 1904).

Print References

Eichlin, T. D. & H. B. Cunningham 1978. The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology. USDA Tech. Bulletin 1567: 1-122 (PDF)(2)

Grote, A. R. 1865. Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera, no. 6. Proc. Ent. Soc Philadelphia 4: 323

Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p.71; pl.1.41-42

Pogue, M. G. 2005. The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Zootaxa 1032: 1–28 (PDF)(1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

E.H. Strickland Museum - species page

Moths of Maryland - image of pinned adult

CBIF - image of pinned adult

Works Cited

1.	The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Michael G, Pogue. 2005. Magnolia Press Zootaxa 1032: 1–28.

2.	The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology Thomas D. Eichlin, Hugh B. Cunningham. 1978. United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1567: 1-121.

Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 6 July, 2007 - 2:20pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Tony-2, Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 March, 2023 - 9:59am

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