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Noctuidae
932778 – 10495   Orthosia hibisci (Guenée, 1852)
             Speckled Green Fruitworm

© Mark Dreiling
Distribution: Type locality (confluens): St. Louis, MO.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Taeniocampa hibisci Guenée, 1852
Taeniocampa confluens Morrison, 1875
Orthosia insciens Walker, 1857
Taeniocampa brucei Smith, 1910
Taeniocampa malora Smith, 1910
Taeniocampa nubilata Smith, 1910
Taeniocampa quinquefasciata Smith, 1909
Taeniocampa inflava Smith, 1910
Taeniocampa inherita Smith, 1910
Taeniocampa latirena Dod, 1910
Taeniocampa proba Smith, 1910
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 159.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Orthosia hibisci
© Tony DiTerlizzi
Orthosia hibisci
© Carroll Rudy
Orthosia hibisci
© John Davis
Orthosia hibisci
© Jason Dombroskie
Orthosia hibisci
© Marvin & Jo Smith
Orthosia hibisci
35mm – © Jim Vargo
Orthosia hibisci
© Jeffrey C. Miller
Orthosia hibisci
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthosia hibisci
© Jason Dombroskie

Orthosia hibisci
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Orthosia hibisci
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthosia hibisci
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthosia hibisci
© Jason Dombroskie

Orthosia hibisci
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Orthosia hibisci
© Yurika Alexander LG

Orthosia hibisci
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia hibisci
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia hibisci
© Tom Bentley LG


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