Species Feralia jocosa - The Joker - Hodges#10005

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Jocose Sallow (1)

Feralia jocosa (Guenée, 1852)

Diphtera jocosa Guenée, 1852

Synonyms

Feralia furtiva Smith, 1909

Phylogenetic sequence # 931561

Forewing length 14-16 mm. (2)

Wingspan 30-32 mm. (3)

Total length 18-22 mm. (4)

Adult: FW olive green (rarely tawny brown) ● AM & PM black erratic lines, doubled and filled with white ● Orbicular and reniform spots are prominent, white with green filling and partially ringed with black ● Fringes are checkered green, black and white ● HW light black, with some pale scaling along the upper edge and a pale fringe ● TL and fringe are checkered black and white ● Males have narrowly bipectinate antennae and females simple (4), (3)

The main flight period is March to June.

Conifers including spruce, hemlock, and true firs (Abies). May prefer balsam fir (Abies balsamea). (PNW Moths)

Adults develop in the pupa prior to winter, prepared to emerge early in the spring. (3)

Feralia comstocki

Feralia deceptiva (western species)

Feralia februalis (occurs only in the far west)

Feralia major (eastern species, less common in west)

Guenée, 1852. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, Lépidoptéres, 5: 37.

Smith, 1909. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 17: 57.

Pacific Northwest Moths (2)

Moth Photographers Group (5)

Nearctica.com (6)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)

E. H. Strickland Museum (3)