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A Rustic Quaker Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).
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TJ Walters.
Rustic Quaker Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Barbara Speckart.
Rustic Quaker Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/2018).
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Barbara Thurlow.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/6/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/15/2019).
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Kurt Schwarz.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/5/2017). Verified by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
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Josh Emm.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2013).
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/16/2017).
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Mark Etheridge.
Rustic Quaker Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Rustic Quaker Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/21/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
A Rustic Quaker Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
Source: Wikipedia
Orthodes majuscula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Orthodes |
Species: | O. majuscula
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Binomial name | |
Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
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Orthodes majuscula, the rustic Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. It is widespread throughout the New World, including eastern North America (from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Alberta), Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is 28–35 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including dandelion, plantain, grasses and willow.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2013.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Rustic Quaker Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (September 13, 2014). "Species Orthodes majuscula - Rustic Quaker - Hodges#10585". BugGuide. Retrieved December 3, 2018.