Orthosia hibisci

TaxID: 214292

Basic Information

Orthosia hibisci

Green Fruitworm, Speckled Green Fruitworm, speckled green fruitworm

Orthosia hibisci, the speckled green fruitworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, except in desert regions. The habitat consists of moist forests, riparian, agricultural and urban areas. The wingspan is 30 C38 mm. The colour ranges from pale buff-grey to dark red-brown. The forewing pattern is also highly variable, from almost non-patterned to strongly banded forms. Adults are on wing from late March to April in one generation per year. The larvae feed on various hardwood plants, including species in the families Aceraceae, Ericaceae, Betulaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Fagaceae and Salicaceae.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Noctuidae

Orthosia

hibisci

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Orthosia hibisci
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(c) Susan Wise-Eagle@BY-NC
Orthosia hibisci
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(c) Alan Macnaughton@BY
Orthosia hibisci
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(c) Illia Chavez@BY-NC
Orthosia hibisci
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(c) Alan Macnaughton@BY
Orthosia hibisci
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(c) Joe Bartok@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adult forewing length 15–19 mm. Forewing ground color grayish brown to pale reddish brown.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018

Distribution (2 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (282 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
XAJ336-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-05-26 43.537, -80.134
XAJ189-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-22 43.537, -80.134
XAJ125-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-18 43.537, -80.134
XAJ101-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-15 43.537, -80.134
XAJ087-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-12 43.537, -80.134
XAJ063-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-09 43.537, -80.134
XAJ062-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-09 43.537, -80.134
XAJ061-06 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-04-09 43.537, -80.134
XAF433-05 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2005-05-12 43.537, -80.134
XAF308-05 BOLD:AAA4128 COI-5P 658 Canada 2005-05-08 43.537, -80.134
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