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Zosteropoda hirtipes, the V-lined Quaker moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found from the wet Pacific coast forests of North America east to the Rocky Mountains.

Zosteropoda hirtipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Zosteropoda
Species:	Z. hirtipes
Binomial name
Zosteropoda hirtipes Grote, 1874

The wingspan is about 27 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix, Alnus, Hypochaeris radicata, Trifolium and Aster.

References

• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Zosteropoda hirtipes". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "933163.00 – 10607 – Zosteropoda hirtipes – V-lined Quaker Moth – Grote, 1874". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• Entz, Chuck (April 22, 2019). "Species Zosteropoda hirtipes - V-lined Quaker Moth - Hodges#10607". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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