Biology:Euxoa tristicula

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Short description: Species of moth

Euxoa tristicula
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. tristicula
Binomial name
Euxoa tristicula
(Morrison, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis tristicula Morrison, 1875
  • Euxoa nesilens Smith, [1904]

Euxoa tristicula, the early cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1876 and is found in the United States and Canada ,[1] where it ranges from southern British Columbia, south through Oregon to central California along the coast. The habitat consists of coastal rainforests, mixed hardwood forests, and mixed hardwood-conifer forests at low to middle elevations west of the Cascades.[2]

The wingspan is 38–42 mm. The forewings are whitish to greyish with large discal spots. The hindwings are dark brown to grey with a paler fringe.[3] Adults are on wing from late spring to early September.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13499115 entry