Biology:Palthis asopialis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Palthis |
| Species: | P. asopialis
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| Palthis asopialis Guenée, 1854
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Palthis asopialis, the faint-spotted palthis moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1][2] It is found in North America, from Florida north to Ontario and west to Texas .
The wingspan is 19–23 mm. The moth flies from January to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in the north-east. There are more generations in the south.
Recorded food plants include Bidens species, and the leaves of beans, corn, and oak.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Palthis asopialis (Guenée, 1854)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/herminiinae/palthis/#asopialis. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Palthis asopialis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=292039.
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Faint-spotted Palthis Moth Palthis asopialis (Guenée, 1854)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Palthis-asopialis. Retrieved January 28, 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 ☰ Q7128766 entry
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