Plagiomimicus spumosum

Plagiomimicus spumosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Plagiomimicus
Species:	P. spumosum
Binomial name
	Plagiomimicus spumosum; (Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
	Stibadium spumosum Grote, 1873; Stibadium mavina Barnes & McDunnough, 1910; Plagiomimicus mavina;

Plagiomimicus spumosum, the frothy moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has a transcontinental range in the United States, north to southern Ontario and southern Alberta.^[1]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm. Adults are on wing in mid-summer in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus. They burrow into the head of the host plant and feed on the seeds.^[2]

References

^ "931651.00 – 9748 – Plagiomimicus spumosum (Grote, 1874) – Frothy Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2002). "Species Details: Plagiomimicus spumosum". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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[1] "931651.00 – 9748 – Plagiomimicus spumosum (Grote, 1874) – Frothy Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[2] Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2002). "Species Details: Plagiomimicus spumosum". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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