Morrisonia latex

Morrisonia latex
Morrisonia latex
Caterpillar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Morrisonia
Species: M. latex
Binomial name
Morrisonia latex
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Aplecta latex
  • Apamea demissa
  • Polia latex

The Fluid Arches (Morrisonia latex) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Arkansas and north to Manitoba.


The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Acer saccharinum, Acer nigrum, Prunus serotina, Betula lenta, Betula nigra, Betula lutea, Betula papyrifera, Ulmus americana, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Quercus prinus, Quercus velutina and Sassafras albidum.

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