Orthodes majuscula

Orthodes majuscula, the rustic Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. It is widespread throughout the New World, including eastern North America (from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Alberta), Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.^[1]

Orthodes majuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Orthodes
Species:	O. majuscula
Binomial name
Orthodes majuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Synonyms
Dyschorista crenulata Butler, 1890 Orthodes crenulata Eriopyga vesquesa Dyar, 1913

The wingspan is 28–35 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including dandelion, plantain, grasses and willow.^[3]