Zosteropoda hirtipes, the V-lined Quaker moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found from the wet Pacific coast forests of North America east to the Rocky Mountains.
Zosteropoda hirtipes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Zosteropoda |
Species: | Z. hirtipes
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Binomial name | |
Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874
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The wingspan is about 27 mm.
The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus, Hypochaeris radicata, Trifolium and Aster.
References
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Zosteropoda hirtipes". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "933163.00 – 10607 – Zosteropoda hirtipes – V-lined Quaker Moth – Grote, 1874". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Entz, Chuck (April 22, 2019). "Species Zosteropoda hirtipes - V-lined Quaker Moth - Hodges#10607". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.