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The pickerelweed borer moth (Bellura densa) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland to southern Florida, west to Indiana and Louisiana.[3]

Bellura densa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Bellura
Species:	B. densa
Binomial name
Bellura densa (Walker, 1865)[1][2]
Synonyms
Arzama densa Walker, 1865 Sphida oecogenes Dyar, 1913

The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults have brown to tan forewings and a reniform spot which is partly filled with orange. Adults are on wing from June to August in two generations in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on various wetland plants, including Typha, Pontederia and Eichhornia species. Young larvae feed on the surface, but later instars burrow into the leaves or rhizomes.

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