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Species Derrima stellata - Pink Star Moth - Hodges#11055

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 Heliothinae
Genus Derrima
Species stellata (Pink Star Moth - Hodges#11055)

Hodges Number

11055

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Derrima stellata Walker, [1858]
Derrima cinocentralis Strand, 1912
Philomma henrietta Grote, 1864

Range

Widespread in eastern USA, ME-FL, west to MO-TX (1); few records from mid-Atlantic (MD, VA, NC, SC), see records here, MPG, and iNaturalist; two old records from NC mountains (Moths of NC)

Food

Pinweed, Lechea species (Malvales:Cistaceae), see The Caterpillar Lab's Facebook post for 1 September 2024, and a follow up story in Northern Woodlands.

Remarks

Species complex; true stellata is restricted to the East Coast(2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Butterflies and Moths of North America
NY Natural Heritage Program

Works Cited

1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
2.Block Island Moths
Contributed by tom murray on 18 July, 2011 - 7:24pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, marcie oconnor, Blocky
Last updated 13 September, 2025 - 7:08am

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