Cordgrass-feeder
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Photedes enervata
many-lined cordgrass moth, many-lined photedes
Photedes enervata is a noctuid moth occurring in Atlantic coastal marshes of North America. The species was transferred from Hypocoena to Photedes based on morphological and genetic evidence. Larvae are specialist feeders on Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass), tying them to salt marsh ecosystems. Adults are rarely encountered away from coastal wetland habitats.