Bug FAQMarbled White-spot
Deltote pygarga · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The Marbled White-spot moth has a wingspan of about 20 to 26 mm. It lives in a variety of open forest and semi-open habitats such as clearings, forest edges, abandoned vineyards and gravel pits. Adults are on the wing from May through July, depending on the location.
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How to recognize it
The forewings are white with dark fuscous and black shading, featuring double inner and outer lines, grey stigmata with pale outlines, a round orbicular spot, a kidney-shaped reniform spot, and a grey-brown claviform spot edged in white. The hindwings are dark fuscous with a whitish fringe.
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Size
Wingspan ranges from 20 to 26 mm.
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What it eats
Larvae feed on various grasses.
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Life cycle
Larvae are green when young, later turn yellowish with a broad reddish dorsal stripe and fine reddish lateral lines, and can have two generations per year in southern regions.
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When you see it
Adults fly from May to July, depending on location.
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More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protodeltote_pygarga
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