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Noctuidae
932583 – 9929   Pyreferra hesperidago (Guenée, 1852)
             Mustard Sallow

© Tom Murray
Larva and
Host Plants:
"Ostrya Virginica" (Guenée 1852) (American hophornbeam).
Similar Species:
  • Pyreferra moffatiana (Grote, 1882)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • hesperidago Guenée 1852 (Hoporina) - MONA 1983: 9929; Type locality: Georgia
  • graefiana Grote 1874 (Scopelosoma); Type locality: New York
  • indirecta Walker 1857 (Xanthia); Type locality: not given
  • 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.
    • Franclemont, J.G., 1941. Notes on some Cuculliinae (Phalaenidae, Lepidoptera) I. Entomological News, 52: 202(syn, hesperidago, graefiana, , indirecta, moffatiana)
    • Grote, A.G., 1874. List of the Noctuidae of North America. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural History, 2: 69.
    • Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 3. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 7: 393.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 10: 468.
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    © Cindy Mead
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    © David Silsbee
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    © John Himmelman
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    © Larry Line
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    32mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
    on Hamamelis
    Pyreferra hesperidago
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
    on Hamamelis

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