Bug FAQV-lined Quaker
Zosteropoda hirtipes · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: V-lined Quaker Moth
Source: Wikipedia
The V-lined Quaker has a wingspan of about 27 mm. It lives in wet Pacific-coast forests of North America extending east to the Rocky Mountains. Larvae eat leaves of willow, alder, dandelion, clover and aster, which can harm those plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is about 27 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae feed on willow, alder, dandelion, clover and aster.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants do the larvae eat?
The larvae feed on willow, alder, dandelion, clover and aster.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the V-lined Quaker found?
It lives in wet Pacific-coast forests of North America and extends east to the Rocky Mountains.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Noctuidae)
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Army Cutworm MothEuxoa auxiliarisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaDamages trees, gardens or crops
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosteropoda_hirtipes
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