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A Wheat Head Armyworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/17/2017). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Emily Stanley.
A Wheat Head Armyworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2014). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Scott Housten.
Wheat Head Armyworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/4/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Wheat Head Armyworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2014). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Scott Housten.
A Wheat Head Armyworm Moth.
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John Glaser.
Source: Wikipedia
Dargida diffusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Dargida |
Species: | D. diffusa
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Binomial name | |
Dargida diffusa (Walker, 1856)
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The Wheat Head Armyworm (Dargida diffusa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, except Yukon and Alaska.
The wingspan is 27–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on seed heads of cereal crops and grasses, especially Phleum pratense.
Subspecies
[edit]- Dargida diffusa obscurior (Smith, 1902)
- Dargida diffusa limitata (Smith, 1902)
- Dargida diffusa neptis (Smith, 1902)
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