| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Acontiinae: Acontiini |
Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner 1831)
| Common name: Olive-shaded bird-lime
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Hodges #: 9090. Identification: Rfw 10.1 mm, fw pattern resembles bird droppings, vfw fringe with dusky scales ante-apically, sub-apically, and at tornal angle. Similar species: 9062, 9089, 9095, 9109, 9136, also 3098. Distribution: southern Canada and U. S. east of Rockies, southwestward to California. Has been introduced into Russia as a biological control agent. Hosts: larvae feed on Ambrosia– ragweeds.
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ND, Ransom Co., A annex, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands, 28- VI- 1993, Hg/UV lt., coll. G. Fauske.
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