Ruddy Quaker Moth Protorthodes oviduca (GuenĂ©e, 1852)    Synonyms: Hodges #10563.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Noctuidae   >   Genus Protorthodes   

Status:

Primarily an eastern U.S. species with an extension of range across southern Canada. Some sporadic records from the western U.S. Two broods, flying May to July and then in September. (BugGuide, 2014).

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Larvae feed on low plants including grasses, dandelions, and plantain (Beadle, 2012).

There are 33 records in the project database.

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A Ruddy Quaker Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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