Moths of North Dakota

Noctuidae: Heliothentinae


Erythroecia suavis (Hy. Edwards 1884)

Common name: listed here as ‘Pink-spotted flower moth.’

Hodges #: 11066.

Identification: Rfw 15.3 mm, fw yellow with pink markings, hw with broad fuscous border; vfw has pink replaced by fuscous; tibiae without setae.

Similar species: 11164, 11168, 9965.

Distribution: southwestern U.S., northward to Nebraska and North Dakota.

Hosts: Unknown.

 

moth image

ND, Cass Co., NDSU campus.  2- IX- 1999, Fl. light, coll. K. Gross.

 

moth map

  Moth county records  

  Host plant county records

 


Last updated: 03/27/02

Gerald M. Fauske
Research Specialist
NDSU
202 Hultz Hall
Fargo, ND 58105
E-Mail: Gerald.Fauske@ndsu.nodak.edu

 
Published by the Department of Entomology 


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