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Aseptis marina

Synonyms: Oligia marina; Viridiseptis marina (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Viridiseptis marina is a moth of the Noctuidae family and only member of the Viridiseptis genus. It is found throughout coastal California and in south-western Oregon as far north as Douglas County. It is widely distributed in southern California. It is found in many habitats such as coastal chaparral, mountain forest, mountain-desert transition zone, and occasionally in the deserts from sea level to at least 2000 meters. The larvae feed on Nemophila, Pholistoma auritium, Lilja and Lithophragma species.
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Prey / Diet

Pholistoma auritum (blue fiesta-flower)[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
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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