Biology:Diarsia esurialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Diarsia esurialis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diarsia
Species:
D. esurialis
Binomial name
Diarsia esurialis
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis esurialis Grote, 1881
  • Diarsia ucluetei

Diarsia esurialis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Alaska and British Columbia, south to Washington, Oregon and California .

It is abundant in wet coastal forests.

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in midsummer.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Corylus and Alnus.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q5271966 entry