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Eudryas brevipennis

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Eudryas brevipennis
Eudryas brevipennis brevipennis, male
Eudryas brevipennis bonneville, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eudryas
Species:
E. brevipennis
Binomial name
Eudryas brevipennis
Stretch, 1872

Eudryas brevipennis is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Idaho, Utah and California, generally near wetland habitats.[1]

Adults are on wing in spring and summer. Forewings are white with dark brown markings and reddish brown margins, and hindwings are yellow with brown margins. Females' forewings reach 16–17 millimetres (0.63–0.67 in), and males' forewings reach 15–16 millimetres (0.59–0.63 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Oenothera and Epilobium species.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Pacific Northwest Moths
  2. ^ a b c d Crabo, L.G. ; Davis, M. ; Hammond, P. ; Mustelin, T ; Shepard, J., 2013: Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). Zookeys 264: 85-123. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4304