Chrysanympha formosa explained
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.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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.
The larvae have been recorded on Gaylussacia dumosa and Vaccinium species.
Notes and References
- Web site: Roberts . Jason D. . March 2, 2013 . Species Chrysanympha formosa - Formosa Looper - Hodges#8904 . BugGuide . November 14, 2020.
- Web site: 931186.00 – 8904 – Chrysanympha formosa – Formosa Looper Moth – (Grote, 1865) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 14, 2020.
- Web site: Anweiler, G. G. . Robinson, E. . amp . Species Details Chrysanympha formosa . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 14, 2020.
- Pogue . Michael G. . 2005 . The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park . . 1032 . 1–28.