Aplectoides condita facts for kids
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Aplectoides
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A. condita
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The Aplectoides condita is a type of moth that belongs to the Noctuidae family. This family is also known as the "owlet moths." You can find this moth across a large part of North America.
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Discovering the Aplectoides condita Moth
This moth is a fascinating insect with a wingspan of about 33 millimeters. That's roughly the length of a standard paperclip!
Where Does This Moth Live?
The Aplectoides condita moth lives in many places across Canada and the United States.
- In Canada, it can be found from Newfoundland all the way to British Columbia.
- In the eastern U.S., it lives as far south as northern New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania.
- It also lives in Michigan and Wisconsin.
- You can find it along the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and North Carolina.
- Out west, it has been seen in Idaho and Oregon.
- Recently, it was also found in Tennessee.
When Can You See Them?
Adult Aplectoides condita moths are usually active for a few months each year. You can spot them flying around from May to July.
What Do Young Moths Eat?
Like all moths, Aplectoides condita starts its life as a larva, or caterpillar. These caterpillars need specific plants to eat and grow. Scientists have found that the larvae of this moth like to eat the leaves of two types of trees:
- Abies balsamea, which is also known as balsam fir.
- Larix laricina, commonly called the tamarack tree.
It seems the caterpillars prefer the tamarack tree more than the balsam fir.
