Pseudaletia unipuncta

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Family Noctuidae

'The Noctuids are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation in appearance and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line or spots on their wings . Some species are brightly colored . They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal , though some species are diurnal . Most larvae feed on plant foliage , dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk cocoons .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,412 meters (0 to 4,633 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pseudaletia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. separata (Rice Ear-Cutting Caterpillar) · P. sequax (Pseudaletia Sequax) · P. unipuncta (Armyworm Moth) · P. unipunctata (Armyworm Moth)

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Further Reading

• Biology code of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center... Washington, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1960. url p. 40.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1950-1977. url p. 90.
• Butterflies and moths of Newfoundland and Labrador: the macrolepidoptera / [Ottawa]: Agriculture Canada, 1980. url p. 139, p. 336.
• Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein. .. [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- url p. 178, p. 180, p. 181, p. 247, p. 250, p. 251, p. 254, p. 2569, p. 259, p. 260, p. 261, p. 282, p. 283, p. 284, p. 345, p. 515, p. 519, p. 521, p. 652, p. 653, p. 658, p. 676, p. 677, p. 706, p. 708, p. 821.
• Cooperative economic insect report. Hyattsville, MD. 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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2604866
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-256523.0
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 117460
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEY7N010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 154930

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 846.110 meters (2,775.951 feet), Standard Deviation = 671.000 based on 65 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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