Thurberiphaga
Genus of moths
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Thurberiphaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920. Its only species, Thurberiphaga diffusa, was first described by William Barnes in 1904.
| Thurberiphaga | |
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| Thurberiphaga diffusa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acontiinae |
| Tribe: | Chamaecleini |
| Genus: | Hemioslaria Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 |
| Species: | H. pima |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemioslaria pima Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
Flight
This moth is on wing from July to September.[1]
Life cycle
The caterpillar bores into the stem of the host plant. It is a pinkish color and is covered with rough setae.[1]
Host plants
Its only host plant is wild cotton (Gossypium thurberi).[2]
