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Noctuidae 931401 – 9185   Colocasia propinquilinea (Grote, 1873)              Closebanded Yellowhorn

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Distribution: Southern boreal forests and Great Lakes south to AL, GA along the Appalachians. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Salicaceae Sapindaceae Ulmaceae.  Host genera: Acer Betula Carpinus Castanea Fagus Juglans Populus Quercus Salix Tilia Ulmus.  Notes: polyphagous on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1954); deciduous trees (Beadle & Leckie 2012); generalist on wide variety of hardwood trees & shrub (Crabo et al 2014); larvae build leaf shelter (Schmidt & Anwei...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: propinquilinea (Grote, 1873) (Charadra) - MONA 1983: 9185; TL: Rhode Island.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 48; pl. A-3 (adult), figs. 30-35; pl. 11, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 31, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-2, figs. 3, 4 (larva) (order). Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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