Frothy Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Kenneth Geisert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Frothy Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Kenneth Geisert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Frothy Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Kenneth Geisert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Our first MBP record from late July 2023 is far east of the species' core range.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Plagiomimicus |
| Species: | P. spumosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiomimicus spumosum (Grote, 1874)
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Plagiomimicus spumosum, the frothy moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has a transcontinental range in the United States, north to southern Ontario and southern Alberta.[1]
The wingspan is 33–40 mm. Adults are on wing in mid-summer in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus. They burrow into the head of the host plant and feed on the seeds.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "931651.00 – 9748 – Plagiomimicus spumosum (Grote, 1874) – Frothy Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2002). "Species Details: Plagiomimicus spumosum". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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