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Plagiomimicus spumosum

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Plagiomimicus spumosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Plagiomimicus
Species:
P. spumosum
Binomial name
Plagiomimicus spumosum
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Stibadium spumosum Grote, 1873
  • Stibadium mavina Barnes & McDunnough, 1910
  • Plagiomimicus mavina

Plagiomimicus spumosum, the frothy moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has a transcontinental range in the United States, north to southern Ontario and southern Alberta.[1]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm. Adults are on wing in mid-summer in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus. They burrow into the head of the host plant and feed on the seeds.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "931651.00 – 9748 – Plagiomimicus spumosum (Grote, 1874) – Frothy Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2002). "Species Details: Plagiomimicus spumosum". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.