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Callopistria cordata

(Callopistria cordata)

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Description

Callopistria cordata, the silver-spotted fern moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Callopistria cordata is 9633. Callopistria is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Their eyes are naked and without lashes. Its proboscis is well developed. The palpi are short, upturned, obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching above vertex of head. Antennae bipectinated (comb like on both sides). Thorax hairy, without tufts. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on the proximal segments. Male with large lateral and anal tufts. Tibia spineless and strongly tufted. Forewings short and broad with non-crenulate (non-scalloped) cilia. Apex rounded, inner margin lobed near base and with a slight tooth of scales at outer angle. Hindwings of male with a ridge and fold on underside running from center of costa to lower angle of cell and then to centre of outer margin.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Callopistria
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