Species Meropleon ambifusca - Newman's Brocade Moth - Hodges#9428

9428

Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, list this as 932414 Meropleon ambifusca (Newman, 1948)

The Newman's Brocade has an average wingspan of 30mm. 1

The FW is gray with the basal or inner half dark gray and heavily shaded with black, especially toward the inner margin. The outer half of the FW is whitish shaded with light gray. The HW is whitish and pale gray. 1

The typical habitat for Newman's brocade is a marshy wetland although at present, the host plant and the larval stages of this species have not yet been described. The larvae are probably borers in an aquatic sedge or rush. Other habitats with which this species is associated include prairies, fens, ephemeral wetlands and forest openings. 1

Flight from 3rd week of August to 4th week of September 1

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