Biology:Egira hiemalis
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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: | Egira |
| Species: | E. hiemalis
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| Egira hiemalis Grote, 1874
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Egira hiemalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia south to California .[1]
The wingspan is about 36 mm. In the Pacific Northwest and California, adults are on wing in winter through early spring. In British Columbia, they are on wing later in spring.[2][3]
Larvae feed on various plants depending on range. These include Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies amabilis, Abies grandis, Tsuga heterophylla, Purshia tridentata, Corylus cornuta, and Fraxinus latifolia.[3][1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada (2013-12-31). "Egira hiemalis (Grote)". https://tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca/en/insects/factsheet/9939.
- ↑ "Species Egira hiemalis - Hodges#10505". https://bugguide.net/node/view/98234.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PNW Moths | Egira hiemalis". http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-noctuinae/tribe-orthosiini/egira/egira-hiemalis/.
- ↑ Pohl, Greg; Anweiler, Gary; Schmidt, Christian; Kondla, Norbert (2010-03-05). "An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada". ZooKeys (38): 1–549. doi:10.3897/zookeys.38.383. ISSN 1313-2970. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2163.
Wikidata ☰ Q5348039 entry
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