Biology:Eutricopis nexilis
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Short description: Species of moth
Eutricopis nexilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Eutricopis |
Species: | E. nexilis
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Binomial name | |
Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875
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Eutricopis nexilis, the white-spotted midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875.[1] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia and New England west across southern Canada to southern Vancouver Island, north to Yukon and south in the mountains to California and Colorado.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Antennaria species.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (September 2, 2019). "Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/heliothinae/eutricopis/#nexilis.
- "932038.00 – 11062 – Eutricopis nexilis – White-spotted Midget Moth – Morrison, 1875". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=11062.
- "Species Details Eutricopis nexilis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-270.
- Kistler, Ethan (April 9, 2014). "Species Eutricopis nexilis - White-spotted Midget Moth - Hodges#11062". https://bugguide.net/node/view/95504.
Wikidata ☰ Q5414579 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutricopis nexilis.
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