Euthyatira pudens

Euthyatira pudens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Euthyatira
Species: E. pudens
Binomial name
Euthyatira pudens
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira pudens Guenée, 1852
  • Thyatira anticostiensis Grote, 1886
  • Euthyatira pennsylvanica Smith, 1902

Euthyatira pudens, the Dogwood Thyatirid Moth or Peach-blossom Moth, is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in North America, where it ranges across southern Canada, south to the Gulf of Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of moist forests and riparian zones along creeks at low to middle elevations.

The wingspan is 40-45 mm. There are two distinct forms. The common form has pink-white patches at the base, along the costa and at the apex. There is a coppery brown spot at the anal angle. The hindwings are brown. Form pennsylvanica is darker, blackish near the wing base, and does not have the pink-white patches. Adults are on wing in spring in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cornus species.[2] The larvae are dark grey-black with a white ventral area.[3]

References

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