| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Stiriinae: Stiriini |
Stiria rugifrons Grote 1874
| Common name: listed here as ‘Yellow
sunflower moth.’
Hodges #: 9785. Identification: Rfw 18 mm, ground color yellow with dark markings present on outer and inner margins of fw, foretibia with massive apical ‘claw.’ Similar species: none in North Dakota. Distribution: Saskatchewan southeastward to Virginia, southward to Florida and northern Texas. Hosts: Larvae feed on heads of Helianthus spp.– sunflowers, usually in disturbed habitats.
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