The Umbellifer Borer is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Noctuidae

Noctuidae

The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....

 family. It is found from Quebec

Quebec

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 to Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 and south in the east to New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is about 32 mm. The forewings are dull yellowish-brown. The basal spots are cream-colored and there is a large and elongate reniform patch. The hindwings are pale yellowish-brown or cream with darker veins and a diffuse indistinct band in the outer half. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Cicuta maculata

Cicuta maculata

Cicuta maculata is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by several common names, including spotted water hemlock, spotted parsley, spotted cowbane, and the suicide root by the Iroquois. It is native to nearly all of North America, from northern Canada to southern Mexico...

, Angelica atropurpurea

Angelica atropurpurea

Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands, mostly by riverbanks. The plant grows to 6 feet tall with an erect branching stem that is purple. The stem is smooth, hollow, and sturdy. The leaves are divided into three parts, each with its own petiole....

, and Sium suave

Sium suave

Sium suave , the Water Parsnip, is a herb belonging to the parsnip family and comes from Africa and some parts of the Northern Hemisphere.- Appearance :...

. They bore in the stems of their host plant.