| Thurberiphaga | |
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| Thurberiphaga diffusa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acontiinae |
| Tribe: | Chamaecleini |
| Genus: | Hemioslaria Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 |
| Species: | H. pima |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemioslaria pima Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 | |
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Thurberiphaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920. Its only species, Thurberiphaga diffusa, was first described by William Barnes in 1904.
Distribution
Thurberiphaga diffusa can be found only in southern Arizona in the United States.
Flight
This moth is on wing from July to September.
Life cycle
The caterpillar bores into the stem of the host plant. It is a pinkish color and is covered with rough setae.
Host plants
Its only host plant is wild cotton (Gossypium thurberi).
References
- ^ Powell, Jerry A. & Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
- Balaban, John and Jane (March 25, 2013). "Species Thurberiphaga diffusa - Thurberia Bollworm - Hodges#9817". BugGuide. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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| Thurberiphaga | |
| Thurberiphaga diffusa | |
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