Euthyatira pudens

Euthyatira pudens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Euthyatira
Species:
E. pudens
Binomial name
Euthyatira pudens
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira pudens Guenée, 1852
  • Thyatira anticostiensis Grote, 1886
  • Euthyatira pennsylvanica Smith, 1902

Euthyatira pudens, the dogwood thyatirid moth or peach-blossom moth, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America, where it ranges across southern Canada, south to the Gulf of Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of moist forests and riparian zones along creeks at low to middle elevations.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm.

The larvae feed on Cornus species.[2]

  1. ^ "850008.00 – 6240 – Euthyatira pudens – Dogwood Thyatirid Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (December 3, 2003). "Species Details: Euthyatira pudens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.