Biology:Brachylomia populi
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Short description: Species of moth
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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: | Brachylomia |
| Species: | B. populi
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachylomia populi Strecker, 1898
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Brachylomia populi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Strecker in 1898. It is found in the inland mountains of western North America, from British Columbia and Alberta and to the south through Colorado and Utah into Arizona.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
Larvae feed on leaves of cottonwood and aspen in the genus Populus and are also reported on Quercus species.
References
- Entz, Chuck (August 19, 2013). "Species Brachylomia populi - Hodges#9993". https://bugguide.net/node/view/284992.
- "Species Details Brachylomia populi". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6051.
- "932653.00 – 9993 – Brachylomia populi – (Strecker, 1898". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9993.
Wikidata ☰ Q4953476 entry
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