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Elaphria festivoides
The Festive Midget is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. Adult: distinct whitish reniform spot interrupts broad black dash in median area of forewing. Lower PM line also whitish. Rest of forewing brown - lighter brown with gray mottling near base and along costa, darker beyond PM line. Hindwing pale to dark grayish-brown. Forewing length 8.5-12 mm.
Range is British Columbia to Newfoundland, south throughout eastern United States to Florida. North Dakota to New Mexico and Texas. Adults fly from February to October.
Larval host is Box-elder, (Acer negundo). At least two generations per year (whereas the more northerly E. alapallida has one generation per year). Hodges 9681
Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013
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