Biology:Fishia illocata
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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: | Fishia |
| Species: | F. illocata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fishia illocata (Walker, 1857)
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Fishia illocata, the wandering brocade, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from coast to coast in North America. It is abundant in the wet coastal forests and in wet conifer forests of the northern Rocky Mountains.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in fall.
The larvae feed on the foliage of Alnus species.
External links
- McLeod, Robin (September 29, 2014). "Species Fishia illocata - Wandering Brocade - Hodges#9420". https://bugguide.net/node/view/10656.
- "932695.00 – 9420 – Fishia illocata – Wandering Brocade Moth – (Walker, 1857)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9420.
- "Species Details Oligia illocata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. November 4, 2004. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5151.
Wikidata ☰ Q5454987 entry
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