Rosewing

Sideridis rosea

''Sideridis rosea'', the rosewing, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Sideridis rosea'' is 10265.

Adult: head and thorax dark brown, hairy; forewing light reddish-brown with scalloped lines and brown-rimmed spots filled with ground color; reniform spot blackish in the lower half; dark brown shading on the basal side of ST line; terminal area lighter than subterminal area but darker than the remainder of the wing
hindwing yellowish-white with faint gray discal lunule, scalloped median line, and darker gray shading distally. Wingspan 35-45 mm.

Larva: fourth instar light green on top, paler green below; fifth instar dark green on top, light green below (sharp dividing line); three dark-margined pale lines down back, becoming less distinct with age.
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Distribution

Nova Scotia to Maryland, west to Nevada and Oregon, north to British Columbia

Behavior

Adults fly from April to August.

Food

Larvae feed on buffaloberry (Shepherdia spp.), dandelion, gooseberry (Ribes spp.), Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), willow (Salix spp.).

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https://bugguide.net/node/view/42010
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusSideridis
SpeciesS. rosea