Cirrhophanus triangulifer
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Cirrhophanus triangulifer | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Cirrhophanus |
Species: | C. triangulifer
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Binomial name | |
Cirrhophanus triangulifer Grote, 1872
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Cirrhophanus triangulifer, the goldenrod stowaway or tickseed moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in the US from New York to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma, north to Wisconsin. In Canada, it has only been recorded from Ontario.
The wingspan is 30–44 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
Adults can be found on the flowers of Solidago, Coreopsis, Bidens or yellow flowered species during the day.
The larvae feed on Bidens species, including Bidens bipinnata.
External links
- McLeod, Robin (February 17, 2014). "Species Cirrhophanus triangulifer - Goldenrod Stowaway - Hodges#9766". BugGuide. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- "931681.00 – 9766 – Cirrhophanus triangulifer – Goldenrod Stowaway Moth – Grote, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 4, 2020.Error: "Q5122005" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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