Thurberiphaga diffusa

Thurberiphaga diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Thurberiphaga
Species:	T. diffusa
Binomial name
	Thurberiphaga diffusa; (Barnes, 1904)
Synonyms
	Alaria diffusa Barnes, 1904; Thurberiphaga catalina Dyar, [1920];

Thurberiphaga diffusa is a North American moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by William Barnes in 1904.

Distribution

Thurberiphaga diffusa can be found only in southern Arizona.[1]

This moth has one flight a year from July to September.[1]

The caterpillar bores into the stem of the host plant. It is a pinkish color and is covered with rough setae.[1]

Its only host plant is wild cotton (Gossypium thurberi).[2]

gollark: ```You traverse the forest in search of the rumored dragon graveyard, but despite your best efforts, you are unable to find anything.```

gollark: So why are there *two*?

gollark: What's the difference between the AR and NDAR?

gollark: DOWN WITH SICKNESS!

gollark: I wonder what happened to the hatcheries. This is weird.

Jerry A. Powell and Paul A. Opler (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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