Elaphria nucicolora
| Elaphria nucicolora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Elaphria |
| Species: | E. nucicolora |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaphria nucicolora (Guenee, 1852) | |
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Elaphria nucicolora, the sugarcane midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the south-eastern United States (Florida to North Carolina, west to Texas), through Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Puerto Rico to tropical South America (Peru and French Guiana). It is also present on the Hawiian islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are wing from June to November in Georgia and may be present year round in Florida and the tropics.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on watermelon, Emilia flammea, Euphorbia hirta, Portulaca oleracea, Synedrella nodiflora as well as sugarcane. The caterpillar is nearly uniform dark fuscous, variegated with black.
References
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
- Moths of the French Antilles
- "932226.00 – 9676 – Elaphria nucicolora – Sugarcane Midget Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- McLeod, Robin (January 8, 2008). "Species Elaphria nucicolora - Sugarcane Midget - Hodges#9676". BugGuide. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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