Oidaematophorus phaceliae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pterophoridae
Genus
Oidaematophorus
Species
Oidaematophorus phaceliae
Scientific Name
Oidaematophorus phaceliae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Oidaematophorus phaceliae

Oidaematophorus phaceliae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found from Yukon to Ontario, south to California and Baja California. The habitat consists of boreal forest.

The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The forewings are deep fawn-brown, heavily sprinkled with white and smoky scaling. The hindwings are smoky brown with pale smoky fringes. Females are somewhat more heavily marked than males.

The larvae feed on Hydrophyllaceae species, including Phacelia species and Hydrophyllum virginianum. Full-grown larvae are 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in) long and olive-green, with a clearly defined narrow longitudinal middorsal yellowish-white line, margined with grey and a light green head. Pupation occurs on the surface of dead leaves of the food plant. The pupa turns dark before eclosion.

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Oidaematophorus phaceliae in languages:

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Phacelia Plume Moth

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