Euthyatira pudens
Euthyatira pudens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Euthyatira |
Species: | E. pudens |
Binomial name | |
Euthyatira pudens (Guenée, 1852) | |
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Euthyatira pudens, the Dogwood Thyatirid Moth or Peach-blossom Moth, is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in North America, where it ranges across southern Canada, south to the Gulf of Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of moist forests and riparian zones along creeks at low to middle elevations.
The wingspan is 40-45 mm. There are two distinct forms. The common form has pink-white patches at the base, along the costa and at the apex. There is a coppery brown spot at the anal angle. The hindwings are brown. Form pennsylvanica is darker, blackish near the wing base, and does not have the pink-white patches. Adults are on wing in spring in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Cornus species.[2] The larvae are dark grey-black with a white ventral area.[3]
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