Formosa Looper Moth

Chrysanympha formosa

''Chrysanympha formosa'', the Formosa looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to Manitoba and south to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in Alberta and from June to August in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There is one generation per year.

Naming

Chrysanympha formosa (Grote, 1865)
Leptina formosa Grote, 1865
Polychrysia formosa
Abrostola formosa

Distribution

Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee

Habitat

Sandy pine forests and other well-drained northern woodlands.

Food

Larva feed on dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) and blueberry (Vaccinum) spp.

References:

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http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8904
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusChrysanympha
SpeciesC. formosa
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United States of America