Noctuidae
932628 –
9529 Aseptis perfumosa
(Hampson, 1918)
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© Gary McDonald
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Moria reports: I found that ~1/3 of larvae had a brown 5th instar morph, while others went right through to pupation green. In my notes, I wrote: "Larvae green with maroon thoracic legs and prolegs. Spiracles yellowish. Thick white dorsal and subdorsal stripes. Wavy sublateral white stripe with yellow hues. Some individuals molt into a brown phenotype for the 5th instar, retaining pattern but exchanging greens for brown and burnt orange." Defensive posture shown for a 4th instar. Also, in middle instars the larvae press themselves against the Adenostoma stem (see photo). In late instars, they are pretty chunky and don't have any remarkable postures or defensive behaviors that I could elicit. Collected exclusively from Adenostoma fasciculatum. I would guess that it is a specialist upon Adenostoma. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
perfumosa Hampson 1918 (Trachea) - MONA 1983: 9529 |
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| 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.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 54.17m; p. 299. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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© Joyce Gross
© Mark Dreiling
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© CDFA
31mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
LG – © Jim Troubridge
LG – © Moria Robinson
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© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
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