| 词条 | Ctenucha virginica | |||
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| name = Virginia ctenucha | image = Ctenucha virginica, Ottawa.jpg | image_caption = Adult | image2 = Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) Larva- Guelph, Ontario 02.jpg | image2_caption = Larva | taxon = Ctenucha virginica | authority = Esper, 1794 | synonyms =
}} Ctenucha virginica, the Virginia ctenucha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. MorphologyThe wingspan ranges from {{convert|40|–|50|mm|in}}.[1] The wing color varies from black to olive-brown. The body is a metallic blue-green. The head is yellow-orange, with feathery antennae. The caterpillar (about 20–25 mm) has multiple tufts of white and yellow hair.[2] It undergoes metamorphosis in May–August. RangeIt is endemic to eastern North America, from Newfoundland south to Virginia. According to the University of Alberta, there has been a westward expansion in the last 60 years as it has reached the Canadian rockies and is now found in all Canadian provinces.[3] Food plantsLarvae feed on a variety of host plants including various grasses, irises, and sedges. Adults drink nectar from flowers including goldenrod.[4] ImagesSimilar species
References1. ^{{cite web|title= Bugguide|url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/7773|accessdate=30 December 2014}} 2. ^{{cite book| last =Patch | first =Edith | authorlink =Edith Patch |title =A Meadow Caterpillar | publisher =University of Maine | date =1921 | pages = | url =https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/164282#page/3/mode/1up}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=U of Alberta Species page - Ctenucha virginica|url=http://entomology.museums.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=259|accessdate=30 December 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|title= Bugguide|url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/7773|accessdate=30 December 2014}} External links{{Commons category}}
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