Thurberiphaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920. Its only species, Thurberiphaga diffusa, was first described by William Barnes in 1904.
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| Thurberiphaga diffusa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acontiinae |
| Tribe: | Chamaecleini |
| Genus: | Hemioslaria Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 |
| Species: | H. pima
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| Hemioslaria pima Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
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Distribution edit
Thurberiphaga diffusa can be found only in southern Arizona in the United States.[1]
Flight edit
This moth is on wing from July to September.[1]
Life cycle edit
The caterpillar bores into the stem of the host plant. It is a pinkish color and is covered with rough setae.[1]
Host plants edit
Its only host plant is wild cotton (Gossypium thurberi).[2]
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thurberiphaga.
- ^ a b c Powell, Jerry A. & Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (March 25, 2013). "Species Thurberiphaga diffusa - Thurberia Bollworm - Hodges#9817". BugGuide. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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