Photedes inops, the spartina borer moth, is a species of moth native to North America. The larvae are hosted on Spartina pectinata, apparently exclusively.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Connecticut.[3]
Photedes inops | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Photedes |
Species: | P. inops
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Binomial name | |
Photedes inops |
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2018.