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Variegated Midget - Hodges#9678 (Elaphria versicolor)
Species
Elaphria versicolor
- Variegated Midget - Hodges#9678
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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
Elaphriini
Genus
Elaphria
(Midgets)
Species
versicolor
(Variegated Midget - Hodges#9678)
Hodges Number
9678
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Elaphria versicolor
(Grote, 1875)
Size
~22mm WS
Identification
Season
Adults may be active from May to July
Food
The larva feed on balsam fir, hemlock, pine, spruce, yellow birch and white cedar.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD Systems
Contributed by
tom murray
on 20 November, 2005 - 12:34am
Additional contributions by
Tony-2
,
JohnMaxwell22
,
Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 5 July, 2018 - 7:49am