Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Galgula partita Guenée, 1852

Galgula partita Guenée, 1852

Galgula partita, the Wedgling Moth, is a Noctuidae moth found across the Americas and Macaronesia, with larvae feeding on Oxalis.

Family
Genus
Galgula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Galgula partita Guenée, 1852

Galgula partita Guenée, 1852, commonly known as the Wedgling Moth, is a moth species that belongs to the Noctuidae family. This species is distributed across most of North America, ranging south to Guatemala and the Caribbean. It is also found in the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. The wingspan of adult Wedgling Moths measures 20 to 26 mm. Adults are active on the wing from March to November in the southern portion of the species’ range, and from May to September in the northern portion. The species produces several generations each year. The larvae of Galgula partita feed on plants from the genus Oxalis.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Galgula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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