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Species Sideridis ruisa - Hodges#10262

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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 Hadenini
Genus Sideridis
Species ruisa (Sideridis ruisa - Hodges#10262)
Hodges Number
10262
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sideridis ruisa Forbes, 1913
Trichoclea ruisa Forbes, 1913
Phylogenetic sequence # 932900
Size
Wingspan about 30 mm.
Range
Heppner (2003) included Virginia to Florida, and Illinois to Texas. (1)
Holotype, North Carolina, Tyron.
Season
Heppner (2003) reported adults during March and September in Florida. (1)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the host plant is unknown. (1)
Print References
Forbes, W.T.M., 1913. Trichoclea ruisa new species: a structurally abberrant Noctuid (lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 74.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group