Homorthodes furfurata

Homorthodes furfurata, the northern scurfy Quaker moth or scurfy Quaker moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874 and is found in forest habitats in North America.[2] Its range extends across the continent, to south-eastern Canada, Massachusetts, New York, and Mississippi. In the west it ranges south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Homorthodes furfurata
Northern Scurfy Quaker (Homorthodes furfurata), Windham County, US-VT, US
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Homorthodes
Species:
H. furfurata
Binomial name
Homorthodes furfurata
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Himella furfurata Grote, 1874
  • Taeniocampa peredia Grote, 1883
  • Eriopyga lindseyi Benjamin, 1922

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are red-brown to orange-brown with indistinct markings and a few small white spots. Adults are on wing in summer.

The larvae feed on various hardwood species, including maples Acer and Prunus species, as well as Oemleria cerasiformis.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Homorthodes furfurata is 10532.[5][6]

Subspecies
  • Homorthodes furfurata furfurata
  • Homorthodes furfurata lindseyi (Benjamin, 1922) New Jersey

References
  1. "Homorthodes furfurata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. "Homorthodes furfurata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. "Homorthodes furfurata Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. Pacific Northwest Moths
  5. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. "Homorthodes furfurata, Northern Scurfy Quaker Moth - Hodges 10532". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

Further reading
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.


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