Chytonix sensilis

Chytonix sensilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Chytonix
Species:	C. sensilis
Binomial name
	Chytonix sensilis; Grote, 1881
Synonyms
	Chytonix submediana Strand, 1916; Chytonix macdonaldi Benjamin, 1922;

Chytonix sensilis, the barrens chytonix, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae found in North America. It ranges from Quebec to Florida, and from Michigan to Texas. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881 and is now listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut.^[1]

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer.^[2]

The larvae graze fungi off leaf litter, mostly off dead wood.^[3]

References

^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ "Species Chytonix sensilis - Hodges#9557". Bug Guide. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ "Sensitive Chytonix Guide - New York Natural Heritage Program".

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[1] "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[2] "Species Chytonix sensilis - Hodges#9557". Bug Guide. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[3] "Sensitive Chytonix Guide - New York Natural Heritage Program".

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