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Delphinium leaftier
Polychrysia esmeralda
Polychrysia esmeralda, the delphinium leaftier (from Ancient Greek πολύς = "many", and χρυσός = "gold"), is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was originally described by Charles Oberthür in 1880. It is found in Asia (eastern Siberia) and in North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba). The larvae feed on monkshood (Aconitum species) and larkspur or delphinium (Delphinium species). Adults are reported to feed on the nectar of fireweed (Chamerion species).
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 228579.