Bellura densa

Pickerelweed borer moth
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Bellura
Species:	B. densa
Binomial name
Bellura densa (Walker, 1865)[2][3]
Synonyms
Arzama densa Walker, 1865 Sphida oecogenes Dyar, 1913

Bellura densa, the pickerelweed borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland to southern Florida, west to Indiana and Louisiana.[4]

The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).

The larvae feed on various wetland plants, including Typha, Pontederia and Eichhornia species.

References

1. NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Bellura densa". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
2. Savela, Markku. "Bellura Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. FUNET. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
3. North American Moth Photographers Group. "932518.00 – 9526 – Bellura densa (Walker, 1865) – Pickerelweed Borer". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
4. Cotinis; Steve Nanz; Maury Heiman; Robert Lord Zimlich; Randy Hardy (12 August 2018) [Originally contributed 18 September 2004]. "Species Bellura densa - Pickerelweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9526". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.