Biology:Copablepharon grandis

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Short description: Species of moth

Copablepharon grandis
Copablepharon grandis NMSUACP0065283 dorsal.jpg
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C. grandis
Binomial name
Copablepharon grandis
(Strecker, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Aedophron grandis Strecker, 1877
  • Copablepharon grande (Strecker, 1878)
  • Copablepharon subflavidens Grote, 1882

Copablepharon grandis, the pale yellow dune moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Strecker in 1878. It is found in North America from southern Alberta east to south-western Manitoba, the eastern parts of South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa, west to California and south to southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas .

The wingspan is 38–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5168251 entry