Colocasia flavicornis Smith, 1884 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Colocasia flavicornis Smith, 1884

Colocasia flavicornis Smith, 1884

Colocasia flavicornis, the yellowhorn, is a North American Noctuidae moth with larvae that feed on various deciduous trees.

Family
Genus
Colocasia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Colocasia flavicornis Smith, 1884

Colocasia flavicornis, commonly called yellowhorn, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species is distributed across North America east of the Rocky Mountains. In Canada, its range covers the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Adult moths are active from March through September each year. Colocasia flavicornis produces two generations annually. The larvae of this species feed on a range of deciduous tree species, including beech, oak, maple, and elm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Colocasia

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