Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae > Phaloesia > Phaloesia saucia

Phaloesia saucia (Saucy Beauty)

Synonyms: Phaloesia chalybea; Phaloesia fulvicollis; Phaloesia gentilis; Phaloesia venezuelae

Wikipedia Abstract

Phaloesia saucia, the Saucy Beauty Moth or Saucy Beauty, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from southern Texas to Venezuela. Adults are on wing nearly year round. Adults feed on nectar from Crucita, Eupatorium odoratum, Aloysia gratissima and Sabal texana. The larvae feed on Tournefortia species, including Tournefortia volubilis.
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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