Euthyatira pudens

Euthyatira pudens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Euthyatira
Species:	E. pudens
Binomial name
Euthyatira pudens (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Thyatira pudens Guenée, 1852 Thyatira anticostiensis Grote, 1886 Euthyatira pennsylvanica Smith, 1902

Euthyatira pudens, the Dogwood Thyatirid Moth or Peach-blossom Moth, is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in North America, where it ranges across southern Canada, south to the Gulf of Mexico.^[1] The habitat consists of moist forests and riparian zones along creeks at low to middle elevations.

The wingspan is 40-45 mm. There are two distinct forms. The common form has pink-white patches at the base, along the costa and at the apex. There is a coppery brown spot at the anal angle. The hindwings are brown. Form pennsylvanica is darker, blackish near the wing base, and does not have the pink-white patches. Adults are on wing in spring in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cornus species.^[2] The larvae are dark grey-black with a white ventral area.^[3]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
3. Pacific Northwest Moths