The dot moth (Melanchra persicariae) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is a very distinctive...
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Syntomeida epilais (redirect from Polka-Dot Wasp Moth)
Syntomeida epilais, the polka-dot wasp moth or oleander moth, is a species of moth thought to be native to the Caribbean. Its larvae feed on the oleander...
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Rivula sericealis (redirect from Straw Dot Moth)
Rivula sericealis, the straw dot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia...
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the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including dot moth, Gazoryctra wielgusi, hummingbird hawk-moth and Schinia indiana (which feeds exclusively on P...
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recorded as a food plant for some Lepidoptera caterpillars including the dot moth, and a nectar source for other butterflies and bumblebees. They are often...
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Madope auferens (redirect from Black-dot moth)
Madope auferens, the black-dot moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1898. It is known from Australia...
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plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the dot moth, the garden carpet moth and the large white or cabbage white butterfly. The species...
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Lepidoptera species including brown-tail, buff ermine, dot moth, emperor moth, engrailed moth, swallow-tailed moth and the V-pug. The crushed foliage and immature...
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by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species including cabbage moths and dot moths. The name was given by Carolus Linnaeus to honor his patron and fellow...
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some moths including angle shades, buff ermine, dot moth, the flame, the gothic, grey chi, grey pug, lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing, mouse moth, setaceous...
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