Homorthodes furfurata, the northern scurfy Quaker moth or scurfy Quaker moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874 and is found in forest habitats in North America. Its range extends across the continent, to south-eastern Canada, Massachusetts, New York, and Mississippi. In the west it ranges south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing in summer.
The larvae feed on various hardwood species, including maples Acer and Prunus species, as well as Oemleria cerasiformis.Pacific Northwest Moths
The MONA or Hodges number for Homorthodes furfurata is 10532.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Subspecies Homorthodes furfurata furfurata Homorthodes furfurata lindseyi (Benjamin, 1922) New Jersey
References
Further reading Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239. Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links Butterflies and Moths of North America NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Homorthodes furfurata