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Genus Oruza

Moth 5 - Oruza albocostaliata Oruza albocostaliata Hodges #9025 - The White Edge - Oruza albocostaliata Oruza albocostaliata - The White Edge - Oruza albocostaliata The White Edge Moth - Oruza albocostaliata 6/29/18 moth 2 - Oruza albocostaliata Oruza albocostata? - Oruza albocostata - male White Edge Moth in WV - Oruza albocostaliata
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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 Erebidae
Subfamily Boletobiinae
Tribe Aventiini
Genus Oruza
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oruza Walker 1861
Explanation of Names
ORUZA is probably derived from "όρυζα" or "ρύζι", which is a Greek word for "rice". (Based on Internet searches.)
Numbers
Nearctica.com and other Internet sources lists two species for North America:
albocostaliata - widespread in eastern USA (maybe absent from Canada)
albocostata - Arizona, Mexico, Costa Rica
Identification
The two North American species appear to be nearly identical (visually) and are separated here in the guide by the range limitations or DNA analysis.
Antennae of male ciliated and with bristles at the joints. (1) This may not be visible in most images. Check the antennae of your specimens with a microscope to determine the gender.
Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs. (1)
Remarks
This genus is placed in subfamily Acontiinae in many references. Alternatively, it was placed in subfamily Aventiinae in other references, which is now considered to be (demoted to) tribe Aventiini here in the guide. (2)

"The New World species associated with Oruza are in need of generic revision and no generic synonyms are available, so we place the genus in quotation marks for the two species that occur in North America." (3)
Print References
Covell, p. 145 (4)
Internet References
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
J. Donald Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt . 2013. ZooKeys 264: 227-236.
3.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
4.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 August, 2005 - 6:04am
Additional contributions by ceiseman, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 24 July, 2020 - 12:15am

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