Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874

Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874

Zosteropoda hirtipes, the V-lined Quaker moth, is a North American Noctuidae moth with a ~27 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Zosteropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874

Zosteropoda hirtipes, commonly known as the V-lined Quaker moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. This species is distributed in North America, ranging from the wet Pacific coast forests eastward to the Rocky Mountains. Its wingspan measures approximately 27 mm. The larvae of Zosteropoda hirtipes feed on plants from the genera Salix, Alnus, Trifolium, Aster, as well as the species Hypochaeris radicata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Zosteropoda

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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