Diachrysia aereoides

Diachrysia aereoides, the dark-spotted looper or lined copper looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864.[1] It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to northern California.[2] It reaches its southernmost distribution in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[3]

Diachrysia aereoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Diachrysia
Species:
D. aereoides
Binomial name
Diachrysia aereoides
(Grote, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Plusia aereoides Grote, 1864
  • Diachrysia aeroides

The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae are probably general feeders on herbaceous and woody plants. Larvae have been recorded on Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Rosaceae species.

References
  1. McLeod, Robin (July 19, 2020). "Species Diachrysia aereoides - Dark-spotted Looper - Hodges#8896". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "931178.00 – 8896 – Diachrysia aereoides (Grote, 1864) – Dark-spotted Looper Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. Pogue, Michael G. (2005). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1032: 1–28.


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