Biology:Palthis angulalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Palthis angulalis
Palthis angulalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Palthis
Species:
P. angulalis
Binomial name
Palthis angulalis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Palthis aracinthusalis (Walker, 1859)

Palthis angulalis, the dark-spotted palthis, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found from Newfoundland west to coastal British Columbia, south to Florida and Texas .

Palthis angulalis2.jpg

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in Alberta. There are two generations in much of the eastern part of its range, three or more generations from Missouri southward.

The larvae feed on various plants, including forbs, woody shrubs and trees (alder, aster, basswood, birch, chestnut, fir, sweetgale, goldenrod, ninebark, rhododendron, scrub oak and spruce).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7128764 entry