Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Acontia cretata | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Tarache areli, Tarache aprica, Ponometia candefacta, Acontia, Tarache | ||
The Chalky Bird Dropping Moth (Acontia cretata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from California to Texas and Oklahoma, north to Colorado and Utah.
The wingspan is 22-27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.
The larva has been recorded as a host of the parasitoid braconid wasp Bracon mellitor.
References
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