Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Protorthodes ustulata Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, 2014
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: The forewings are burnt orange color, tending to be darker toward the costal and outer edge. The subbasal, antemedial, postmedial and subterminal lines are whitish gray, partially bordered by dark-brown scales. The reniform spot has the shape of an eight. The upper part is gray brown and the lower part is blackish gray. It has a contrasting whitish-gray outline. The orbicular spot is slightly darker than the ground color and is outlined in whitish gray. The terminal line is dark brown. The hindwings are pale fuscous basally with darker fuscous on the discal spot, veins and marginal area. (per Wikipedia)
Wing Span: 12-15 mm (see Wikipedia)
Life History:
Flight: Adults have been recorded on wing from early April to mid-May and again from early August to early October. (per Wikipedia)
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Found in North America from south-eastern Wyoming southward to the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas and westward to central and south-eastern Arizona and northern Mexico. (per Wikipedia)
Conservation:
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Taxonomy Notes: Trichopolia ustulata (Lafontaine, Walsh, & Ferris, 2014), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Protorthodes (n. syn. of Trichopolia) (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: JimEckert
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 16, 2024
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