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Photedes inops

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Photedes inops
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P. inops
Binomial name
Photedes inops
(Grote, 1881)[1]

Photedes inops, the spartina borer moth, is a species of moth native to North America. The larvae are hosted on Spartina pectinata, apparently exclusively.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  3. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2018.