Biology:Abagrotis duanca
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Short description: Species of moth
| Abagrotis duanca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Abagrotis |
| Species: | A. duanca
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| Binomial name | |
| Abagrotis duanca Smith, 1908
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Abagrotis duanca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. In Alberta it has been collected only in the extreme southeastern corner.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation in Alberta.
Reported food plants include Artemisia tridentata.
External links
- Anweiler, G. G. (January 10, 2005). "Species Details Abagrotis duanca". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5233.
- "Abagrotis duanca [Noctuidae]". Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived October 15, 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q4663265 entry
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