Rivula propinqualis
Rivula propinqualis, the spotted grass moth or yellow snout-moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found throughout eastern North America from southern Canada southward to Florida and Texas and westward in the north to British Columbia and Washington. In North Carolina it is found from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic coast.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Rivula |
| Species: | R. propinqualis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | |
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
References
- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Rivula propinqualis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- "Semiochemicals of Rivula propinqualis, the Spotted grass moth". Pherobase. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
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