Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852
Basilodes pepita (gold moth) is a Noctuidae owlet moth found in North America whose caterpillars feed on Verbesina.
Basilodes pepita, commonly known as the gold moth, is an owlet moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is distributed in North America. Its caterpillars feed on plants belonging to the genus Verbesina. The MONA, also called Hodges, number for Basilodes pepita is 9781.
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