Pink-patched looper moth facts for kids
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Eosphoropteryx
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E. thyatyroides
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| Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides (Guenée, 1852)
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Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides, also known as the pink-patched looper moth or pink-tinted beauty, is a type of moth. It belongs to the Noctuidae family, which includes many different kinds of moths. A scientist named Achille Guenée was the first to describe this species in 1852.
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Where Does This Moth Live?
This moth can be found across North America. In Canada, it lives in Nova Scotia and northern Ontario.
In the United States, you might see it in states like Minnesota, Michigan, and Ohio. It also lives along the Appalachian Mountains from Maine down to eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina.
Out west, it lives in central Alberta and southern British Columbia. You can also find it in the Cascade Range in southern Oregon and the Rocky Mountains in northern Idaho.
What Does the Pink-Patched Looper Moth Look Like?
This moth has a wingspan of about 31 to 38 millimeters. That's roughly 1.2 to 1.5 inches wide.
When Can You Spot This Moth?
Adult moths are usually flying from July to August in places like Alberta. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you can see them from June to early August, and sometimes again in mid-October.
What Do Pink-Patched Looper Moth Larvae Eat?
The young moths, called larvae, eat specific plants. They feed on Thalictrum dioicum and Thalictrum polygamum. These plants are important food sources for the growing larvae.
