About Bellura densa Walker, 1865
Bellura densa, commonly known as the pickerelweed borer moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This moth has a wingspan ranging from 35 to 50 millimetres, which equals 1.4 to 2.0 inches. It is distributed across eastern and central North America, from Maryland in the north to southern Florida in the south, and westward to Indiana and Louisiana. The larvae of Bellura densa feed on a variety of wetland plant species, including species from the genera Typha, Pontederia, and Eichhornia.
