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Noctuidae 933163 – 10607   Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874              V-lined Quaker

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Fabaceae Hypericaceae[Clusiaceae][Guttiferae] Poaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Alnus Aster[unresolved] Cynara Hypericum Hypochaeris Salix Trifolium.  Notes: polyphagous (Poole 1989); climbing cutworm on many kinds of herbaceous vegetation & will also feed on hardwood shrubs (Crabo et al 2014); several unrelated broad-leaved families as well as grasses (Po...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hirtipes Grote, 1874 (Zosteropoda) - MONA 1983: 10607

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 56.25m; p. 307. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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