Chrysanympha formosa

Chrysanympha formosa, the Formosa looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to Manitoba and south to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.[1][2][3][4]

Chrysanympha formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Chrysanympha
Species:
C. formosa
Binomial name
Chrysanympha formosa
(Grote, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Leptina formosa Grote, 1865

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in Alberta and from June to August in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There is one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded on Gaylussacia dumosa and Vaccinium species.

References
  1. Roberts, Jason D. (March 2, 2013). "Species Chrysanympha formosa - Formosa Looper - Hodges#8904". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. "931186.00 – 8904 – Chrysanympha formosa – Formosa Looper Moth – (Grote, 1865)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  3. Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Chrysanympha formosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  4. Pogue, Michael G. (2005). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1032: 1–28.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.