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Elaphria chalcedonia (Chalcedony Midget)

Synonyms: Elaphria arna; Elaphria expuncta; Elaphria irresoluta; Elaphria tracta; Elaphria vincta

Wikipedia Abstract

Elaphria chalcedonia, the Chalcedony Midget Moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States, from Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Wisconsin. It is also found in Jamaica, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, Puerto Rico and Central America. The larvae feed on Penstemon, Scrophularia and Mimulus species.
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Prey / Diet

Keckiella antirrhinoides (chaparral bush-beardtongue)[1]
Keckiella cordifolia (heartleaf keckiella)[1]
Scrophularia californica (California figwort)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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