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Species Metaxaglaea inulta - Unsated Sallow - Hodges#9943

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Metaxaglaea
Species inulta (Unsated Sallow - Hodges#9943)
Hodges Number
9943
Other Common Names
Arrowwood Sallow
Size
wingspan 40-48 mm
Identification
Brown FW often has violet sheen when fresh. Purplish AM & PM curve gently inward near costa. Hollow orbicular and reniform spots converge and sometimes touch. ST is edged warm brown. HW dark grayish-brown with pale brown fringe. (1)
Range
Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Missouri, north to Manitoba
Habitat
shrubby woodlands where food plants grow
Season
adults fly from late August to November
Food
larvae feed on leaves of Viburnum species: Southern Arrowwood (V. dentatum), Nannyberry (V. lentago), Wayfaringtree (V. lantana), and several other species
See Also
compare with other similar species at MPG
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Maryland Moths Page
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie. 2012. Houghton Mifflin.
Contributed by Mike Boone on 15 November, 2005 - 7:43am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Robert Lord Zimlich, Chuck Sexton
Last updated 22 September, 2022 - 8:59pm

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