''Copablepharon viridisparsa'' is a
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 ...
first described by F. H. Wolley Dod in 1916.
It is found from southern
California and southern
Utah north to southern
British Columbia, central
Saskatchewan and south-western
Manitoba.
The
wingspan is 38–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The moths emerge from the pupae with the eggs nearly fully developed, and they are laid within a week or two. Eggs are laid in loose soil in mid-summer, and the larvae hibernate when partly grown, completing development the following spring. The larvae can bury themselves very rapidly if uncovered. They feed above ground at night and bury themselves about 2.5 cm deep in the soil under the host plants during the day.
Pupation occurs in an earthen cell about 5 cm deep in the soil. Adults emerge after three to four weeks.
Subspecies
* ''Copablepharon viridisparsa viridisparsa''
Dod, 1916
* ''Copablepharon viridisparsa hopfingeri''
(Franclemont, 1954)
* ''Copablepharon viridisparsa gilvum''
Crabo & Lafontaine, 2004
* ''Copablepharon viridisparsa ravum''
Crabo & Lafontaine, 2004
References
External links
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Noctuinae
Moths of North America
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