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Species Orthosia garmani - Garman's Quaker - Hodges#10488

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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 Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Orthosiini
Genus Orthosia
Species garmani (Garman's Quaker - Hodges#10488)
Hodges Number
10488
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orthosia garmani (Grote, 1879)
Size
32mm (based on Vargo specimen)
Identification
Range
Eastern North America, west to Texas
Food
Variety of woody plants including Beach plum, blueberry, cherry, dogwood, elm, hawthorn, maple, walnut(1)
Life Cycle
Larva; adult
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live & pinned adults
BOLD Systems - pinned images of DNA supported specimens
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Moths of Maryland - Image of pinned adult
GA Lepidoptera - Image of pinned adult
CBIF - Image of pinned adult
Maryland Biodiversity Project
Works Cited
1.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 3 April, 2008 - 8:44pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Robert Lord Zimlich, marcie oconnor
Last updated 6 April, 2020 - 8:21am

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