Harrisimemna trisignata, or Harris's three spot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1][2] It is found in North America from Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and Saskatchewan, south to Arizona. In the United States it has been recorded in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Harrisimemna |
Species: | H. trisignata
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Binomial name | |
Harrisimemna trisignata (Walker, 1856)
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The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in Canada.
The larvae feed on various woody plants, including wild raisin, winterberry, bush honeysuckle, black willow, white ash and apple.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 26, 2019). "Harrisimemna trisignata (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Harrisimemna trisignata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
External links
edit- "Harris' Three-spot Moth"[permanent dead link]. NatureServe Explorer.
- Bartlett, Troy (August 1, 2018). "Species Harrisimemna trisignata - Harris's Three Spot - Hodges#9286". BugGuide. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- Moths of Maryland.
- Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index.