Capperia ningoris
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Capperia ningoris is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America
, including California
, Oregon
and Alberta
.
The wingspan
is 18-20 mm. Adults are dark-brown with a greyish tint.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hieracium albiflorum
. The young larvae were
found webbing the heads and deforming the leaves of their host plant. They are green with a pale yellow head. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow pupa.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, including California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 18-20 mm. Adults are dark-brown with a greyish tint.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hieracium albiflorum
Hieracium albiflorum
The common wildflower Hieracium albiflorum is known by the names white hawkweed and white-flowered hawkweed.It is found in western North America, from Alaska to California and east to the Rockies...
. The young larvae were
found webbing the heads and deforming the leaves of their host plant. They are green with a pale yellow head. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow pupa.