Sideridis maryx

Sideridis maryx the maroonwing moth, is a species of moth native to North America. In the US state of Connecticut, it is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated.[1] The larval food plant is unknown, but it is suspected to be a specialist feeding on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.[2] The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Sideridis maryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sideridis
Species:
S. maryx
Binomial name
Sideridis maryx
(Guenée, 1852)

References

  1. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-noctuinae/tribe-hadenini/sideridis/sideridis-maryx/


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