Resapamea innota

Resapamea innota is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern Washington and Oregon, across central and southern Idaho and northern and eastern California.[2] The habitat consists of wet meadows at low or middle elevations.

Resapamea innota
Male
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R. innota
Binomial name
Resapamea innota
(Smith, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Luperina innota Smith, 1908

The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. There are two forms, one with red-brown forewings with a pale reniform spot and the other with gray and light tan forewings with lighter spots and a more complex pattern. Adults are on wing from mid June to July

The larvae probably bore into the stems and roots of herbaceous vegetation.

References

  1. Crabo, L.G. ; Davis, M. ; Hammond, P. ; Mustelin, T ; Shepard, J., 2013: Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). Zookeys 264: 85-123. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4304
  2. Pacific Northwest Moths


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