Proxenus miranda

Proxenus miranda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Proxenus
Species: P. miranda
Binomial name
Proxenus miranda
(Grote, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Caradrina miranda Grote, 1873
  • Athetis miranda
  • Caradrina nitens Dyar, 1904

Proxenus miranda, the Miranda Moth or Glistening Rustic, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of North America, where it has been recorded south through California to Arizona and in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado in the west. In the east it is found from southern Canada to South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The habitat consists of moist, open forests and grasslands.[2]

The wingspan is about 23-27 mm.[3] The forewings are glistening sooty or brownish black with a small black point marking the orbicular and reniform spots. The hindwings are white, gradually darkening on the outer third.[4] Adults are on wing from May to October in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Taraxacum, Fragaria and Medicago species.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Pacific Northwest Moths
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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