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| Zotheca tranquilla | |
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| Genus: | Zotheca Grote, 1874 |
Zotheca is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It contains one species: Zotheca tranquilla, or the elder moth. It is found in western North America. [1] [2]
Adult elder moths are usually pale green, although some tan specimens have been recorded. The forewings are light green with darker green markings. The hindwings are white. [2] Adults are on wing in the summer. [2] [3]
Larva have a pattern of yellow, black, and purple. [2]
Elder moths are found in riparian habitats and moist forest habitats. The larvae feed on Sambucus (elderberry) plants. [2]
The Phaegopterina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the tribe Arctiini, which is part of the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. 469 species of Phaegopterina are present and 52 that are recently discovered in Brazil.
Alypia octomaculata, the eight-spotted forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is native to Canada, but can be found today throughout Northern America, ranging between Nova Scotia to Florida and South Dakota to Texas. Their habitats being rather specific, they make home where wooded areas meet open fields.
Egira hiemalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia south to California.
Alypia langtoni, the six-spotted forester or Langton's forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Couper in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Maine and Wisconsin in the east, south in the west to Colorado and California.
Lycophotia velata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern Asia, including Siberia and Japan.
Litodonta is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Leon F. Harvey in 1876.
Trichordestra lilacina, the aster cutworm, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Euxoa inconcinna is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Cucullia mcdunnoughi is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Sympistis basifugens is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lacinipolia circumcincta is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Hexorthodes citeria is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Hyppa xylinoides, known generally as the common hyppa or cranberry cutworm, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Papaipema nepheleptena, the turtle head borer moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Basilodes pepita, the gold moth, is a owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America. Caterpillars feed on plants from the genus Verbesina.
Oligocentria delicata is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905 and it is found in North America.
Eulithosia papago is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by William Barnes in 1907 and it is found in North America.
Copablepharon robertsoni is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Pseudorgyia russula is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
Sideridis congermana, or the German cousin, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
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