Biology:Basilodes pepita

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Short description: Species of moth

Basilodes pepita
- 9781 – Basilodes pepita – Gold Moth (43438265874).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Basilodes
Species:
B. pepita
Binomial name
Basilodes pepita
Guenée, 1852

Basilodes pepita, the gold moth, is a owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[1] Caterpillars feed on plants from the genus Verbesina.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Basilodes pepita is 9781.[6]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13435985 entry