Conservation Status
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Rare & local.
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Cyclicity
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The Alberta specimens were collected on June 20, 2002.
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Distribution
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An eastern species, recorded from Newfoundland west to central Alberta where it has been found in single bog-fen complex near Ft. Assiniboine.
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General Description
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A stocky medium-size purple-grey and maroon moth. There are black markings before the orbicular, between the orbicular and reniform and below the reniform, and a prominent, wedge shaped, black claviform spot. No W-mark on the subterminal line, instead a series or 3 or more small prominent dark spots, which are diagnostic. Hindwings fuscous with a prominent discal cresent and a broad black terminal band. See also T. tacoma and T. legitima.
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Habitat
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Restricted to bogs and fens.
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Life Cycle
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According to Handfield (1999), females are diurnal and visit flowers during the day, whereas the males are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single annual brood.
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Trophic Strategy
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The only reported hostplant appears to Pyrus melanocarpa (Handfield, op. cit.).
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Trichordestra rugosa
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Trichordestra rugosa, the wrinkled trichordestra, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Trichordestra rugosa is 10302.[4]
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Trichordestra rugosa: Brief Summary
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Trichordestra rugosa, the wrinkled trichordestra, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for Trichordestra rugosa is 10302.
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