Biology:Phaloesia saucia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Phaloesia |
| Species: | P. saucia
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| Phaloesia saucia Walker, 1854
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Phaloesia saucia, the saucy beauty moth or saucy beauty, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States [1][2] to Venezuela.[3][4]
Adults are on wing nearly year round. Adults have been observed feeding on nectar from Chromolaena odorata, Aloysia gratissima and Sabal mexicana.[5] The larvae feed on Tournefortia species, including Tournefortia volubilis.[5]
Taxonomy
Phaloesia fulvicollis was previously wrongly listed as a synonym of Gnophaela aequinoctialis.
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Quinn, Mike. "Saucy Beauty". Texas Lep Information. Texas Entomology. http://texasento.net/Phaloesia.htm. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ↑ Phaloesia at funet
- ↑ Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Species Phaloesia saucia - Saucy Beauty - Hodges#8039". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/158932. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
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