Species Perigonica pectinata - Hodges#10469

10469

Perigonica pectinata (Smith, 1888)

Taeniocampa pectinata Smith, 1888

Phylogenetic sequence # 932754 (1)

Forewing length 15-16 mm. (2)

Determined by Tomas Mustelin.

Washington to California and Arizona.

The main flight period appears to be February to July.

Known larval host plants include: (2)

Castanopsis chrysophylla (golden chinquapin)

Quercus chrysolepis (canyon live oak)

Possibly Q. vaccinifolia (huckleberry oak)

Orthosia terminata can also have rusty yellowish orange below the reniform spot but is known from drier habitats according to Pacific Northwest Moths. According to Smith (1889), the male antennnae are much more shortly pectinated in terminata and the middle of the outer margin of the forewing does not have the angulation that is typical of Perigonica. Also, the terminal area of terminata is noticeably paler than the rest of the forewing and the ST line is quite irregular with several fairly pronounced teeth extending into the terminal area.

Smith, J.B. 1887. New genera and species of North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 10: 475.

Smith J.B., 1889. Contributions toward a monograph of the Noctuidae of temperate North America. Revision of some taeniocampid genera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 12: 484.

Pacific Northwest Moths (2)

Moth Photographers Group (3)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)