Pleromelloida conserta facts for kids
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Pleromelloida
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P. conserta
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The Pleromelloida conserta is a type of moth. It belongs to a group of moths called Noctuidae. A scientist named Augustus Radcliffe Grote first described this moth in 1881.
About the Pleromelloida Conserta Moth
You can find this moth in many parts of North America. It lives from British Columbia in Canada, down to California in the United States. It also spreads east to Utah and north to Saskatchewan, Canada.
What It Looks Like
This moth has a wingspan of about 30 to 33 millimeters. That's about the length of a few paperclips!
For a long time, scientists thought there were two different kinds of this moth. One was black, called P. conserta, and the other was grey, called P. obliquata. But now, they know these are just different color forms of the same moth!
Life Cycle
Adult Pleromelloida conserta moths fly around in the spring. They have one generation each year. This means that the moths lay eggs, the eggs hatch into larvae, and these larvae grow into new adult moths all within one year.
What It Eats
The young moths, called larvae or caterpillars, love to eat leaves. They especially enjoy munching on the leaves of Symphoricarpos plants. One of their favorite meals is the leaves from the Symphoricarpos albus plant, which is also known as the common snowberry.
