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Species Derrima stellata - Pink Star Moth - Hodges#11055

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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 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
larval host unrecorded (2)
There is a possible association with pinweed, Lechea species (Malvales:Cistaceae), see The Caterpillar Lab's Facebook post for 1 September 2024.
Remarks
Species complex; true stellata is restricted to the East Coast(3)
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.Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
Charles V. Covell, Jr. 2005.
3.Block Island Moths
Contributed by tom murray on 18 July, 2011 - 7:24pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, marcie oconnor, Blocky
Last updated 4 September, 2024 - 6:58pm

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