About Elaphria nucicolora Guenée, 1852
Elaphria nucicolora, commonly known as the sugarcane midget, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its distribution ranges from the southeastern United States, where it occurs from Florida north to North Carolina and west to Texas, extends through Guadeloupe, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico to tropical South America (specifically Peru and French Guiana), and is also found on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 21 millimeters. In Georgia, adult moths are in flight from June through November; in Florida and tropical regions, adults can be present year-round. Recorded host plants for E. nucicolora larvae include watermelon, Emilia flammea, Euphorbia hirta, Portulaca oleracea, Synedrella nodiflora, and sugarcane.
