Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Argyrogramma verruca (Fabricius, 1794)
Noctua verruca Fabricius, 1794
Phytometra verruca
Synonyms
Autographa omicron Hubner, 1821
Argyrogramma omega Hubner, 1823
Plusia rutila Walker, 1865
Phylogenetic sequence # 931166
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed
Argyrogramma verruca as the only member of the genus in America north of Mexico.
(1)Range
Eichlin & Cunningham (1978)
(3) reported the range to include Ontario, Maine to Florida, west to Colorado, and south to tropical South America.
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Heppner (2003) reported Maine to Florida, Illinois to Colorado and Texas; West Indies; Mexico to Brazil.
(8)Season
The average flight period is July to December.
(2)
Heppner (2003) reported adults every month of the year in Florida.
(8)Food
Crumb (1956) listed
Gossypium hirsuturriy,
Justicia americana,
Nicotiana tabaccurriy,
Vigna unguiculata.
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Eichlin & Cunningham (1978) listed
Polygonum punctatum,
P. setaceum,
Hyptis sp.,
Mentha sp..
Pelargonium sp.,
Spathiphyllum sp.,
Tradescantia fluminensis,
Trickosporum sp.
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Forbes (1954) listed
Sagittaria sp.
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Heppner & Habeck (1976) listed
Rumex crispus.
(3)
Kimball (1965) listed
Calendula sp.
(11)Print References
Hampson, G.F., 1913. Noctuidae.
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 13:
465, pl.237, f.7.
Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 1991.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 40; pl. 1.6.
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