Sideridis maryx the maroonwing moth, is a species of moth native to North America. In the US state of Connecticut, it is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated.[1] The larval food plant is unknown, but it is suspected to be a specialist feeding on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.[2] The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Sideridis |
| Species: | S. maryx
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| Sideridis maryx (Guenée, 1852)
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References edit
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "PNW Moths | Sideridis maryx".