Biology:Niphonyx segregata
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Species: | N. segregata
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Niphonyx segregata (Butler, 1878)
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Niphonyx segregata, the hops angleshade, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is endemic to eastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, Japan , China and Taiwan. It was introduced to the north-eastern United States in the 1990s and is found from Connecticut south to at least Delaware.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. There are two generations per year in North America.
The larvae feed on hop species.
External links
- "932716.00 – 9558.1 – Niphonyx segregata – (Butler, 1878)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9558.1. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "チャオビヨトウ Niphonyx segregata (Butler, 1878)" (in ja). http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Hadeninae/Niphonyx_segregata.html. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
Wikidata ☰ Q15636445 entry