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Thurberiphaga

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Thurberiphaga
Thurberiphaga diffusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Tribe: Chamaecleini
Genus: Hemioslaria
Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Species:
H. pima
Binomial name
Hemioslaria pima
Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Synonyms
  • Alaria diffusa Barnes, 1904
  • Thurberiphaga catalina Dyar, [1920]

Thurberiphaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920. Its only species, Thurberiphaga diffusa, was first described by William Barnes in 1904.

Distribution

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Thurberiphaga diffusa can be found only in southern Arizona in the United States.[1]

Flight

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This moth is on wing from July to September.[1]

Life cycle

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The caterpillar bores into the stem of the host plant. It is a pinkish color and is covered with rough setae.[1]

Host plants

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Its only host plant is wild cotton (Gossypium thurberi).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Powell, Jerry A. & Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
  2. ^ Balaban, John and Jane (March 25, 2013). "Species Thurberiphaga diffusa - Thurberia Bollworm - Hodges#9817". BugGuide. Retrieved June 18, 2019.