Pleromelloida conserta

Pleromelloida conserta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from British Columbia to California, east to Utah, north to Saskatchewan.

Pleromelloida conserta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Pleromelloida
Species:
P. conserta
Binomial name
Pleromelloida conserta
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Pleromelloida apposita (J. B. Smith, 1892)
  • Pleromelloida obliquata (J.B. Smith, 1891)
  • Pleromelloida conserta smithi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1922)
  • Pleromelloida smithi

Until recently, the black form concerta and the grey form obliquata were treated as separate species.

The wingspan is 30–33 mm. Adults are on wing in spring. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Symphoricarpos species, including Symphoricarpos albus.


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