Gazoryctra confusus
(Edwards, [1885])
Gazoryctra confusus is a in the Hepialidae, one of ten North American in the . The species is known from the United States and occurs in forested regions. Like other hepialid , are believed to have reduced mouthparts and do not feed; larvae are thought to feed on roots or decaying organic matter.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Gazoryctra confusus: /ɡæzəˈrɪktrə kənˈfjuːsəs/
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Habitat
Forested regions. The Gazoryctra is absent from much of the southern-central United States despite ostensibly suitable , possibly due to lack of following regression of inland seas.
Distribution
United States; North American range of the extends from Alaska to the southern Appalachians and southern Rocky Mountains.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Pasture Grasshopper
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Species Records and Accounts
- Morphological notes on Gazoryctra sciophanes (Ferguson) and G. confusus (Edwards) (Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea: Hepialidae)