Orthodes majuscula

Orthodes majuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Orthodes
Species: O. majuscula
Binomial name
Orthodes majuscula
Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Synonyms
  • Dyschorista crenulata Butler, 1890
  • Orthodes crenulata
  • Eriopyga vesquesa Dyar, 1913

The Rustic Quaker (Orthodes majuscula) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread throughout the New World, including eastern North America (from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Alberta), Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The forewings are gray to brown with a black triangle in the middle of the collar. The lines on the forewing are sharp and yellowish. The hindwings are dark grayish brown.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including dandelion, plantain, grasses and willow.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schaffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana
  2. ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


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