Biology:Colocasia flavicornis

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Short description: Species of moth


Yellowhorn
Colocasia flavicornis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Colocasia
Species:
C. flavicornis
Binomial name
Colocasia flavicornis
(J. B. Smith, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Colocasia infanta (J. B. Smith, 1911)
  • Colocasia electa (J. B. Smith, 1911)

Colocasia flavicornis (yellowhorn) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, east of the Rocky Mountains. In Canada , it is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Adults are on wing from March to September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on a variety of deciduous trees, including beech, oak, maple and elm.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5147830 entry