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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Arzamini » Bellura

Genus Bellura

Classification · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Cattail Borer - Bellura obliqua Moth that looks like an owl - Bellura MothReddishBrwn06042015_AR_ - Bellura gortynoides Bellura obliqua - Bellura Bellura obliqua Bellura vulnifica Brown moth - Bellura obliqua Bellura obliqua
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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 Arzamini
Genus Bellura
Numbers
5 species in North America listed at All-Leps
Size
wingspan 35-55 mm (1)
Range
eastern United States and coast to coast in southern Canada
Habitat
larvae are aquatic
Season
adults fly from April to September
Food
larvae feed on the leaves and stems of various aquatic plants
Life Cycle
two generations per year in the south, one in the north; overwinters as a mature larva
Remarks
In Florida, burrows in Nuphar by a member of this genus are inhabited by larvae of an undescribed species of Chironomus.(2)
Print References
Covell, pp. 128-129, plate 28 (1)
Internet References
Canadian Biodiversity--pinned adult images of 3 species
live adult images of 3 species by various photographers (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult images of 3 species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
Charles V. Covell, Jr. 2005.
2.Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
Contributed by Cotinis on 18 September, 2004 - 10:00pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 5 December, 2009 - 4:15pm

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