Fruit-piercing-moth

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• Calyptra canadensis

  Canadian owlet, meadow rue owlet moth

  Calyptra canadensis, known as the Canadian owlet or meadow rue owlet moth, is a North American moth in the family Erebidae. It is the only member of the genus Calyptra found in the New World; all other 16 species occur in the Old World. Adults feed on fruit by piercing the skin to access juices. The species is notable for its proboscis modified for piercing, though unlike some related Old World species, blood-feeding has not been documented in C. canadensis.

  LepidopteraErebidaeCalpinaefruit-piercing-mothThalictrum-feederNearctic-endemicnocturnallight-attracted

• Eudocima serpentifera

  Eudocima serpentifera is a fruit-piercing moth in the family Erebidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1858. The species is known to occur in North America, with observations documented across the region. As a member of the genus Eudocima, it belongs to a group of moths characterized by their ability to pierce fruit skins to access juices. The MONA (Moths of North America) or Hodges number for this species is 8543.1.

  fruit-piercing-mothErebidaeCalpinaeNorth-AmericaWalker-1858Hodges-8543.1

• Gonodonta bidens

  fruit-piercing moth

  Gonodonta bidens is a fruit-piercing moth in the family Erebidae, found in North America. The species is classified under the MONA/Hodges number 8542.1. Three subspecies are recognized: G. b. bidens, G. b. meridionalis (Todd, 1959), and G. b. tenebrosa (Todd, 1959). As a member of the genus Gonodonta, it belongs to a group of moths known for their specialized feeding behavior on ripe or overripe fruit.

  fruit-piercing-mothErebidaeCalpinaeNorth-Americaagricultural-pestnocturnal

• Gonodonta incurva

  fruit-piercing moth

  Gonodonta incurva is a species of fruit-piercing moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Sepp in 1840 under the basionym Phalaena incurva. It is found in North America, where adults are known to pierce fruit skins to feed on juices. The species is assigned MONA/Hodges number 8542.

  fruit-piercing-mothCalpinaeErebidaeNorth-Americapest

• Gonodonta nitidimacula

  Gonodonta nitidimacula is a fruit-piercing moth in the family Erebidae, first described by Guenée in 1852. It is classified in the subfamily Calpinae, a group known for species that feed on fruit using specialized proboscises capable of piercing skin. The species has been documented in North America. Its MONA (Moth Photographers Group) number is 8542.3.

  fruit-piercing-mothCalpinaeErebidaeNorth-Americaagricultural-pest-potential

• Gonodonta pyrgo

  Gonodonta pyrgo is a fruit-piercing moth in the family Erebidae, first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It occurs in North America and is assigned Hodges number 8539. As a member of the genus Gonodonta, it belongs to a group of moths known for piercing fruit to feed on juices.

  fruit-piercing-mothNoctuoideaCalpinaeNorth-AmericaHodges-8539

• Gonodonta unica

  unica citrus moth

  Gonodonta unica is a fruit-piercing moth in the family Erebidae, subfamily Calpinae. It is known from North America, where it occurs as a native species. The species is designated with Hodges number 8541 in the North American moth numbering system. Limited observational records exist, with 17 documented observations in citizen science databases.

  fruit-piercing-mothCalpinaeNorth-AmericaHodges-8541

• Rusicada

  Rusicada is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae, subfamily Erebinae. The genus was established by Walker in 1858 and has been subject to taxonomic revision, with species previously placed in the genus Anomis now recognized as belonging to Rusicada. Members of this genus are known as fruit-piercing moths, with adults capable of piercing fruit skins to feed on juices. The genus contains multiple species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions.

  fruit-piercing-mothagricultural-pestnocturnalErebidaetropical-moth