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A Wandering Brocade Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/4/2001).
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A Wandering Brocade Moth in Maryland.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Fishia illocata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Fishia |
| Species: | F. illocata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fishia illocata (Walker, 1857)
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Fishia illocata, the wandering brocade, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from coast to coast in North America. It is abundant in the wet coastal forests and in wet conifer forests of the northern Rocky Mountains.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in fall.
The larvae feed on the foliage of Alnus species.
External links
[edit]- McLeod, Robin (September 29, 2014). "Species Fishia illocata - Wandering Brocade - Hodges#9420". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "932695.00 – 9420 – Fishia illocata – Wandering Brocade Moth – (Walker, 1857)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (November 4, 2004). "Species Details Oligia illocata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.