Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Palthis asopialis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Palthis, Bleptina caradrinalis, Idia, Rivula propinqualis, Hypena baltimoralis | ||
The faint-spotted palthis moth (Palthis asopialis) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, from Florida north to Ontario and west to Texas.
The wingspan is 19–23 mm. The moth flies in from January to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in the north-east. There are more generations in the south.
Recorded food plants include Bidens species, and the leaves of beans, corn, and oak.
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