Biology:Rhodoecia aurantiago

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Rhodoecia aurantiago
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R. aurantiago
Binomial name
Rhodoecia aurantiago
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Rhodoecia illinoisensis Pyrrhia aurantiago
  • (Grote, 1875)
  • (French, 1879) Rhodoecia auratiago
  • Rhodoecia differta
  • Rhodoecia illiterata (Morrison, 1875)

Rhodoecia aurantiago, the orange sallow moth or aureolaria seed borer, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a scattered distribution from southern Maine and the hills around Boston, Massachusetts , west across southern Ontario to south-western Wisconsin and Missouri, south into Florida and Texas . It is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from July into September in the north. In the south adults are on wing mostly in September in Texas and North Carolina, and from sometime in September through October in Florida.

The larvae feed on Aureolaria flava and Aureolaria pedicularia.[2]

References

  1. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. "Aureolaria Seed Borer Guide - New York Natural Heritage Program". http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=8171. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7321181 entry