Species Ogdoconta cinereola - Common Pinkband - Hodges#9720

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Ogdoconta cinereola (Guenée, 1852)

Placodes cinereola Guenée, 1852

Miana atomaria (Walker, 1865)

Phylogenetic sequence # 932018

CINEREOLA: from the Latin "cinereus" (ashy) - perhaps a reference to the gray flecks scattered across the forewing, as though sprinkled with ashes

There are eight named species of Ogdoconta in America north of Mexico.(1)

wingspan 20-23 mm (2)

Adult: forewing dark brownish or grayish liberally sprinkled with pale gray flecks, as though dusted with ashes; broad pinkish band in subterminal area; subterminal line wavy; basal two-thirds of wing laced with thin pale meandering lines, as though drizzled with white icing; hindwing grayish-brown

Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Manitoba; also occurs in British Columbia

fields, waste places, stream edges where foodplants grow; adults are nocturnal and come to light

adults fly from May to September

Larvae feed on ragweed, beans, sunflowers, and hedge-nettle (Stachys spp.) (3)

at least three generations per year

Larva; prepupal larva; pupa; adult

update soon Feb 6, 2013

Frothy Moth (Plagiomimicus spumosum) lacks a subterminal line and pale meandering lines on basal two-thirds of forewing

Guenée, 1852, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species General des Lépidoptéres, 6: 316, pl. 15, fig. 1.

Metzler, E.H., et.al. 2013. A review of the genus Ogdoconta Butler (Lepidoptera Noctuidae, Condicinae, Condicini from North America north of Mexico with description of three new species.(1)

Moth Photographers Group

nearctica.com

adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)

pinned adult image (CBIF)

distribution in Canada list of provinces (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)