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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Noctuina » Anaplectoides » Green Arches - Hodges#11000 (Anaplectoides prasina)

Species Anaplectoides prasina - Green Arches - Hodges#11000

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References

Green Arches Larva - Anaplectoides prasina

Green Arches Moth - Anaplectoides prasina

Noctuidae: Anaplectoides prasina - Anaplectoides prasina

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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 Noctuini

Subtribe Noctuina

Genus Anaplectoides

Species prasina (Green Arches - Hodges#11000)

Hodges Number

11000

Explanation of Names

PRASINA: from the Latin "prasinus" and the Greek "prason" (leek); as an adjective, prasinous means leek-green - a reference to the color of the forewing

Numbers

may be locally common; one of three species in the genus in North America

Size

wingspan 43-53 mm

Identification

Adult: forewing mottled bright green mixed with brown and white; reniform spot large and paler than ground color; crosslines conspicuous; some individuals more richly marked than others, and may have grayish-green color

hindwings dark, unmarked, with pale fringe

Larva: blackish body with thin pale dosral stripe and inconspicuous grayish ventrolateral stripe just above prolegs; head brown with two dark dorsal stripes

Range

across Canada and northern United States

also occurs in Europe

Habitat

deciduous woodlands and in bogs

Season

adults fly in June and July

Food

larvae feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), cranberry (Vaccinium spp.), apple, poplar, currant (Ribes spp.), and knotweed (Polygonum spp.)

Life Cycle

overwinters as a larva

Remarks

Adults are well-camouflaged during the day, resting on moss and lichen-covered tree trunks; adults may be attracted to artificial light

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Pacific Northwest Moths

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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 24 July, 2005 - 1:49am
Additional contributions by John Davis, marcie oconnor, Steve Morris
Last updated 17 February, 2022 - 11:28am

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