Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Photedes defecta (Grote, 1874)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.4-3.2 cm
Life History:
Flight: Late summer, usually from July to early September.
Caterpillar Hosts: The larvae bore in the stems of reed-like monocots.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Wet meadows and wetland edges.
Range: It has been found in central Alberta, the upper Midwest, and in a narrow distribution near the the border between Canada and the United States to the Atlantic. It has been found from New Brunswick to Maryland along the Eastern Seaboard.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Formerly placed in the genera Chortodes and Hypocoena, placement in the genus Photedes is provisional, ZooKeys, 40: 150.

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Observation date: Jul 20, 2015
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 28, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jan 08, 2019
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