Tripudia rectangula Pogue, 2009 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tripudia rectangula Pogue, 2009

Tripudia rectangula Pogue, 2009

Tripudia rectangula is a small Noctuidae moth found across North America, whose larvae feed on Ruellia plants.

Family
Genus
Tripudia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tripudia rectangula Pogue, 2009

Tripudia rectangula is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. This moth is found in North America, with confirmed records from the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Adults of this species have a wingspan of approximately 14 millimeters. The larvae of Tripudia rectangula feed on plants from the Ruellia genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Tripudia

More from Noctuidae

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

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