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Noctuidae 932778 – 10495   Orthosia hibisci (Guenée, 1852)              Speckled Green Fruitworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Betulaceae Caprifoliaceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Elaeagnaceae Ericaceae Fa..  Host genera: Abies Acer Aesculus Alnus Amelanchier Betula Carya Ceanothus Cornus Corylus Crataegus Elaeagnus Fagu...  Host extended: deciduous trees(Beadle & Leckie 2012); wide variety of trees and shrubs (Powell & Opler 2009); extre...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hibisci (Guenée, 1852) (Taeniocampa) - MONA 1983: 10495 ssp. a. hibisci (Guenée, 1852) (Taeniocampa)  confluens (Morrison, 1875) (Taeniocampa); TL: St. Louis, MO.  insciens Walker, 1857 (Orthosia) ssp. b. brucei (Smith, 1910) (Taeniocampa)  malora (Smith, 1910) (Taeniocampa) ssp. c. nubilata (Smith, 1910) (Taeniocampa) ssp. d. quinquefasciata (Smith, 1909) (Taeniocampa)  inflava (Smith, 1910) (Taeniocampa)  inherita (Smith, 1910) (Taeniocampa)  latirena (Dod, 1910) (Taeniocampa)  proba (Smith, 1910) (Taeniocampa)

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 159. 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 Block Island Moths 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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