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A Phragmites Wainscot Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2013).
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Timothy Reichard.
Phragmites Wainscot Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Phragmites Wainscot Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Phragmites Wainscot Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/29/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Shannon Schade.
Phragmites Wainscot Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/21/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
A Phragmites Wainscot Moth.
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John Glaser.
Phragmites Wainscot Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (6/9/1987). (c) John L. Richards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
Phragmites wainscot | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Leucania |
Species: | L. phragmitidicola
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Binomial name | |
Leucania phragmitidicola Guenée, 1852
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Leucania phragmitidicola (phragmites wainscot) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae found in the eastern United States and Canada.
Description
[edit]Adult forewings are tan with streaks of gray and brown, paler veins, and a black discal spot. The pale vein that extend from the forewing base to the discal spot is edged in brown.
Range
[edit]The species' occurrence range extends from Oklahoma and Minnesota in the west to Florida and New Brunswick in the east. There are also scattered reports in the western United States.[1][2][3]
Life cycle
[edit]Adults
[edit]Adults have been reported from February to November, with most sightings from April to October.[1][2][3]
References
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