Biology:Athetis tarda

Short description: Species of moth

Slowpoke moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Athetis
Species:	A. tarda
Binomial name
Athetis tarda (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Caradrina tarda Guenée, 1852 Anothordes tarda Anorthodes prima Smith, 1891

Athetis tarda, the slowpoke moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire to Florida and from Missouri to Texas . The habitat consists of oak woodlands.

The wingspan is 23–35 mm. The forewings are dark greyish-brown with darker but inconspicuous lines and blackish inconspicuous spots. There is usually a group of four pale dots around the reniform spot. Adults are on wing from late March to May and again from late August to September.

The larvae feed on dead Quercus leaves.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19595968 entry