Sericaglaea signata

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Sericaglaea signata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sericaglaea
Species:
S. signata
Binomial name
Sericaglaea signata
(French, 1879) [1]
Synonyms
  • Orhtosia signataFrench, 1879

The variable sallow moth (Sericaglaea signata) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Connecticut to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas. [2]

The wingspan is 35–43 mm. They are on wing from October to May in one generation per year. The adults overwinter.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus , Prunus and Tilia species.

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References

  1. "Moth Photographers Group – Sericaglaea signata – 9941". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu.
  2. "Species Sericaglaea signata - Variable Sallow - Hodges#9941 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.