- Charadra deridens
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Charadra deridens 
Male 
Female Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Charadra Species: C. deridens Binomial name Charadra deridens
(Guenée, 1852)Synonyms - Charadra circulifera (Walker, 1857)
- Charadra contigua Walker, 1865
- Charadra sudena J. B. Smith, 1908
- Charadra nigrosuffusana Strand, 1917 (form)
- Charadra fumosa Draudt, 1924
- Charadra ingenua J. B. Smith, 1906
- Phalaena Bombyx corylina Martyn, 1797
- Diphthera deridens Guenée, 1852
- Acronycta circulifera Walker, 1857
The Laugher or Marbled Tuffet Moth (Charadra deridens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada, through most of the United States except the south-western states.
Charadra ingenua, now considered a synonym of Charadra deridens
The wingspan is 38-48 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in the north. They have an extended season in Florida.
The female is shorter than the male but otherwise, they are very similar.
The larvae feed on the leaves of beech. Other recorded hosts include birch, elm, maple and oak. They are approximately 3cm long. The laugher overwinters as a pupa.
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