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Aseptis fumosa

Wikipedia Abstract

Aseptis fumosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread in western North America and is known from western Canada, Washington, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. It occurs in a variety of diverse habitats including coast chaparral, dry conifer forest, and shrub steppe. The larvae feed on Purshia (including Purshia tridentata), Cercocarpus and Ceanothus (including Ceanothus integerrimus) species, as well as Adenostoma fasciculatum. The larva is smooth green with a white subdorsal stripe and broad red and white lateral stripe.
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Prey / Diet

Purshia tridentata (bitterbrush)[1]

External References

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Citations

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0