Biology:Zosteropoda hirtipes

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth

Zosteropoda hirtipes
Zosteropoda hirtipes 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zosteropoda
Species:
Z. hirtipes
Binomial name
Zosteropoda hirtipes
Grote, 1874

Zosteropoda hirtipes, the V-lined Quaker moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found from the wet Pacific coast forests of North America east to the Rocky Mountains.

The wingspan is about 27 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus, Hypochaeris radicata, Trifolium and Aster.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8074585 entry