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Protorthodes rufula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Protorthodes

Protorthodes rufula

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Protorthodes rufula, the Rufous Quaker Moth, is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found along the Pacific Coast, and the coastal mountain ranges from northern Washington to southern California.

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. The forewing ground colour varyies from pale whitish buff, through various shades of red and orange, to brown. Almost all specimens show some areas or patches of rufous shading. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-April to mid-June in the north (from mid-February in southern California) and again from early August to late October.

The larvae feed on various hardwoods in the Rosaceae family, including Prunus and Malus species.

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