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Sericaglaea signata

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Sericaglaea signata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sericaglaea
Species:
S. signata
Binomial name
Sericaglaea signata
(French, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Orhtosia signata French, 1879

The variable sallow moth (Sericaglaea signata) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Connecticut to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 35–43 mm. They are on wing from October to May in one generation per year. The adults overwinter.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus, Prunus and Tilia species.

References

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  1. ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Sericaglaea signata – 9941". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu.
  2. ^ "Species Sericaglaea signata - Variable Sallow - Hodges#9941 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.