Protorthodes oviduca

Protorthodes oviduca
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Protorthodes
Species:	P. oviduca
Binomial name
	Protorthodes oviduca; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Taeniocampa oviduca Guenée, 1852; Taeniocampa capsella Grote, 1874; Protorthodes lindrothi Krogerus, 1954;

Protorthodes oviduca, the Ruddy Quaker Moth, is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found across boreal and temperate areas of Canada and the northern United States with extensions in the eastern United States, ranging to central Florida and southern Alabama, and in the mountains in the West as far south as Colorado and Utah. In some areas (such as Ohio and Michigan) it is found only in sandy habitats.

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is reddish brown. The reniform spot is usually entirely filled with dark shading and is outlined by contrastingly pale. Adults are on wing from mid-May to early July.^[1]

The larvae feed on various herbs and grasses.^[2]

References

^ Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664
^ Pacific Northwest Moths

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[1] Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664

[2] Pacific Northwest Moths

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