Bellura densa

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Pickerelweed borer moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Bellura
Species:
B. densa
Binomial name
Bellura densa
(Walker, 1865) [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • Arzama densaWalker, 1865
  • Sphida oecogenesDyar, 1913

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.

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References

  1. NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Bellura densa". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Bellura Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. FUNET. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. North American Moth Photographers Group. "932518.00 – 9526 – Bellura densa (Walker, 1865) – Pickerelweed Borer". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. Cotinis; Steve Nanz; Maury Heiman; Robert Lord Zimlich; Randy Hardy (12 August 2018) [Originally contributed 18 September 2004]. "Species Bellura densa - Pickerelweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9526". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.