Lascoria ambigualis

Lascoria ambigualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Lascoria
Species:	L. ambigualis
Binomial name
Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1866
Synonyms
Lascoria bifidalis (Grote, 1872) Lascoria indivisalis (Grote, 1872)

Lascoria ambigualis, the ambiguous moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the US from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations in Connecticut and multiple broods in Missouri.

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemum species, as well as Aster, blackberry and Verbesina. Larvae have also been reared on dead leaves.

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• McLeod, Robin (October 20, 2019). "Species Lascoria ambigualis - Ambiguous Moth - Hodges#8393". BugGuide. Retrieved January 28, 2020.