Photedes defecta

The narrow-winged borer (Photedes defecta, until recently Hypocoena defecta) [1] is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland and Massachusetts north to New Brunswick, west to North Dakota and British Columbia.

Photedes defecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Photedes
Species:
P. defecta
Binomial name
Photedes defecta
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Senta defecta Grote, 1874
  • Chortodes defecta
  • Hypocoena (Chortodes) defecta
  • Hypocoena defecta (Grote, 1874)

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year, but there might be a smaller second brood in mid to late September.

References
  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.


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