Biology:Cerastis fishii

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Short description: Species of moth

Cerastis fishii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cerastis
Species:
C. fishii
Binomial name
Cerastis fishii
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • (Barnes & Benjamin, 1929) Grote, 1878
  • Metalepsis fishii Agrotis fishii
  • (Grote, 1878) Metalepsis heinrichi

Cerastis fishii is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America from Newfoundland to southern Ontario in Canada . In the United States , it is found from western Maine to Ohio, Michigan, and northern Wisconsin, then south to North Carolina. It has also been recorded from Tennessee .

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June.

The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of blueberry.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5063704 entry