Perigea xanthioides
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Perigea |
Species: | P. xanthioides
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Binomial name | |
Perigea xanthioides Guenée, 1852
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Perigea xanthioides, the red groundling moth or pied groundling moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from Canada to Brazil and on Jamaica.[1] The wingspan is about 29 mm.[2] The larvae feed on Vernonia[3] and Eutrochium species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Barnes, Matthew J. C. (May 24, 2002). "Perigea xanthioides". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "931986.00 – 9689 – Perigea xanthioides Guenée, 1852 – Red Groundling Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Illinois Wildflowers
- ^ Moths of Maryland