The Many-Lined Cordgrass Moth (''Photedes enervata'', until recently ''Hypocoena enervata'')
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moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found in marshes along the Atlantic Coast of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, with scattered inland wetlands records from
Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick south to
Florida.
The larvae feed on ''
Spartina alterniflora''.
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Moths of Maryland
Hadeninae
Moths of North America
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