Biology:Euxoa comosa
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Short description: Species of moth
Euxoa comosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Euxoa |
Species: | E. comosa
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Binomial name | |
Euxoa comosa (Morrison, 1876)
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Euxoa comosa, the hairy euxoa moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1876. It is found in western North America, except the Pacific coast, ranging east through the northern Great Plains, and in the Hudsonian zone to the Atlantic Ocean. It is found in every province and territory of Canada, except Nunavut.
The wingspan is about 32 mm.
Larvae have been recorded on Secale cereale.
Subspecies
- Euxoa comosa altera (Manitoba, North Dakota)
- Euxoa comosa annir (Colorado, North Dakota, Alberta)
- Euxoa comosa lutulenta (California, Alberta, British Columbia, Oregon)
- Euxoa comosa ontario (Ontario, New Brunswick)
External links
- "Species Details Euxoa comosa". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-19709.
- "933405.00 – 10780 – Euxoa comosa – (Morrison, 1876)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10780.
- "Euxoa comosa Hairy Euxoa Moth". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q10759813 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euxoa comosa.
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