Bellura densa, the pickerelweed borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland to southern Florida, west to Indiana and Louisiana.[4]
| Pickerelweed borer moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Bellura |
| Species: | B. densa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bellura densa | |
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The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).
The larvae feed on various wetland plants, including Typha, Pontederia and Eichhornia species.
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Bellura densa". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Bellura Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. FUNET. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ North American Moth Photographers Group. "932518.00 – 9526 – Bellura densa (Walker, 1865) – Pickerelweed Borer". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Cotinis; Steve Nanz; Maury Heiman; Robert Lord Zimlich; Randy Hardy (12 August 2018) [Originally contributed 18 September 2004]. "Species Bellura densa - Pickerelweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9526". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.