Euxoa auripennis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Euxoa
Species
Euxoa auripennis
Scientific Name
Euxoa auripennis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Euxoa auripennis

Euxoa auripennis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by J. Donald Lafontaine in 1974. It is found in western North America from eastern North Dakota and south-western Manitoba west to central British Columbia, south to southern California and Colorado.

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. Adults are on wing in August to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various herbs at the soil surface.

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Euxoa auripennis
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Euxoa auripennis
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Euxoa auripennis
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Euxoa auripennis
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Euxoa auripennis
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