Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Protorthodes curtica (Smith, 1890)
Taeniocampa curtica Smith, 1890
Taeniocampa bostura Smith, 1908
Size
Forewing length 12-16 mm.
(1)
Larva matures to about 24 mm.
(2)Identification
Adult - see Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris (2014) below.
(1)
Larva - see Crumb (1956) below.
(2)Range
Southern British Columbia to southern California, the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, and the Ruby Mountains of Nevada.
(1)Season
Adults fly late June until mid-October.
(1)Food
Crumb (1956) reported the larval hosts as strawberry, mullein,
Balsamorhiza spp., rabbit brush and other herbs.
(2)See Also
Protorthodes incincta - ranges generally east of
P. curtica. See Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris (2014) where they overlap.
(1) Print References
Crumb, S.E., 1956. The Larvae of the Phalaenidae [Noctuidae].
U.S. Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1135: 126
(2)
Lafontaine, J.D, J.B. Walsh & C.D. Ferris 2014. A revision of the genus
Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys 421: 139-179 (
multiple formats)
(1)
Smith, J.B. 1890. New species of
Taeniocampa.
Entomologica Americana 6(7):
122Contributed by
John Davis on 6 September, 2007 - 5:43pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 24 May, 2015 - 3:29pm