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

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Pseudeustrotia carneola Guenée, 1852

Pseudeustrotia carneola Guenée, 1852

Pseudeustrotia carneola, the pink-barred lithacodia moth, is a North American noctuid moth first described in 1852.

Family
Genus
Pseudeustrotia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pseudeustrotia carneola Guenée, 1852

Pseudeustrotia carneola, commonly known as the pink-barred lithacodia moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. The species was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded across a range from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the east, westward to Alberta and Colorado, and south to the Gulf of Mexico. Its typical habitats include woodland edges, mesic meadows, and grassland regions. This moth has a wingspan of 20 to 24 mm. Adult moths are active and can be seen in flight from May through September. The larvae of this species feed on plants from the genera Rumex (including Rumex patientia), Polygonum, and Solidago.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Pseudeustrotia

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

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