Doryodes spadaria

Doryodes spadaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Doryodes
Species: D. spadaria
Binomial name
Doryodes spadaria
Guenee, 1857[1]
Synonyms
  • Themma divisa Walker, 1863
  • Tunza promptella Walker, 1863

Doryodes spadaria, the Dull Doryodes Moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of salt marshes.[3]

The wingspan is 28-32 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Spartina species.[4]

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Doryodes spadaria
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doryodes spadaria.