Photedes inops

Photedes inops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Photedes
Species:	P. inops
Binomial name
	Photedes inops; (Grote, 1881)[1]

Photedes inops, the spartina borer moth, is a species of moth native to North America. The larvae are hosted on Spartina pectinata, apparently exclusively.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

References

"NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
"NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
"Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

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[1] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".

[2] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".

[3] "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2018.