Pickerelweed borer moth | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Bellura |
Species: | B. densa
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Binomial name | |
Bellura densa | |
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Bellura densa, the pickerelweed borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland to southern Florida, west to Indiana and Louisiana. [4]
The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).
The larvae feed on various wetland plants, including Typha, Pontederia and Eichhornia species.
Pickerelweed borer moth | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Bellura |
Species: | B. densa
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Binomial name | |
Bellura densa | |
Synonyms | |
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Bellura densa, the pickerelweed borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland to southern Florida, west to Indiana and Louisiana. [4]
The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).
The larvae feed on various wetland plants, including Typha, Pontederia and Eichhornia species.