Kingdom Animalia Family Noctuidae Scientific name Charadra deridens Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Charadra Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Raphia frater, Homophoberia, Pantheinae, Panthea furcilla | ||
Larva of the laugher moth charadra deridens
Charadra deridens (laugher or marbled tuffet moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada, through most of the United States except the south-western states.
The wingspan is 38–48 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in the north. They have an extended season in Florida.
The female is shorter than the male but otherwise, they are very similar.
The larvae feed on the leaves of beech. Other recorded hosts include birch, elm, maple and oak. They are approximately 3 cm long. The laugher overwinters as a pupa.
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