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Host plants include Eastern Hemlock.
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Black Zigzag Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2023). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
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Black Zigzag Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black Zigzag Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Black Zigzag Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/8/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Black Zigzag Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Black Zigzag Moth.
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Source: Wikipedia
Panthea acronyctoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Panthea |
Species: | P. acronyctoides
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Binomial name | |
Panthea acronyctoides (Walker, 1861)
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Panthea acronyctoides, the black zigzag or tufted spruce caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states, south in the west to Colorado, south in the east to New England and Kentucky.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on balsam fir, eastern hemlock, eastern larch, pines, and spruces.
Subspecies
[edit]There are two recognised subspecies:
- Panthea acronyctoides acronyctoides (Walker, 1861)
- Panthea acronyctoides nigra Anweiler, 2009
External links
[edit]- "Species Details Panthea acronyctoides". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (July 12, 2020). "Species Panthea acronyctoides - Black Zigzag - Hodges#9177". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Revision of the New World Panthea Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) with descriptions of 5 new species and 2 new subspecies".