Photedes enervata
The Many-Lined Cordgrass Moth (Photedes enervata, until recently Hypocoena enervata)[1] is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in marshes along the Atlantic Coast of North America, with scattered inland wetlands records from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick south to Florida.
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The larvae feed on Spartina alterniflora.
References
- Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
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