Abagrotis duanca | |
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Abagrotis duanca, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Abagrotis |
Species: | A. duanca |
Binomial name | |
Abagrotis duanca Smith, 1908 | |
Abagrotis duanca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. In Alberta it has been collected only in the extreme southeastern corner.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation in Alberta.
Reported food plants include Artemisia tridentata .
Acronicta oblinita, the smeared dagger moth or arioch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Its larva, the smartweed caterpillar, has urticating hairs. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.
Abagrotis alternata, the greater red dart or mottled gray cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found in eastern North America, from New Brunswick west across southern Canada to western Alberta, south to Arizona, New Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
Abagrotis brunneipennis, the Yankee dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to Vancouver Island, south to west central Oregon, Utah, Colorado and North Carolina.
Abagrotis cupida, the Cupid dart or brown climbing cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found in southern Canada and in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Abagrotis discoidalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found North America in Washington, Oregon and California, west to northern Arizona and New Mexico, Colorado and north into southern Alberta.
Abagrotis dodi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1927. It is found in North America southwest of Calgary, southern Yukon south to southern Utah and Colorado and west to central Nevada and Washington.
Abagrotis erratica is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1890. It is found in North America from southern British Columbia including Vancouver Island south to central Utah and central California. It is also found in extreme southern Alberta.
Abagrotis hermina is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by J. Donald Lafontaine in 1998. It is found in Canada and the United States, including Utah and California.
Abagrotis mirabilis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south to California.
Abagrotis nanalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America from southern British Columbia east to southwest Saskatchewan and western North Dakota, south to northern New Mexico and California.
Abagrotis nefascia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in North America from Alberta and British Columbia down through Massachusetts to California. The species is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut.
Abagrotis orbis, the well-marked cutworm or Barnes' climbing cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is in southwestern North America, extending eastward across the plains and with a large disjunct population in dune habitats in the southern Great Lakes area. It extends into western Canada only in the southern interior of British Columbia and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Abagrotis reedi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by John S. Buckett in 1969. It is found in North America, from California, east to Arizona, Colorado and Iowa into Canada where it is found in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Abagrotis scopeops is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in North America from southern British Columbia, south through western Montana, Idaho, Utah and Nevada down to southern California.
Abagrotis trigona, the luteous dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1893. It is found in North America from western South Dakota and south-western Manitoba west across southern Saskatchewan and Alberta to Vancouver Island, south to the Mexican border. There is also a disjunct population in Ohio.
Abagrotis variata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found in North America from British Columbia to California, east to New Mexico and Alberta.
Abagrotis vittifrons is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America from eastern North Dakota and south-western Saskatchewan west to the southern interior of British Columbia, south to southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Acronicta impressa, the impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from western Canada to north-western Mexico.
Apamea plutonia, the dusky Quaker or dusky apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across the boreal regions, with some occurrences from as far south as New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
Autographa sansoni, the Alberta beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by F. H. Wolley Dod in 1910. It is found in the western mountains of North America, from Alaska south to Oregon, Idaho and Arizona. Occurring mainly in the Pacific Northwest, it thrives in mid-to-high elevation conifer forest habitat, as well as some areas of coastal rain forest in the Coast range. However, it is also found in a non-contiguous range in sub-alpine forest in the Rocky Mountains, ranging from Alberta in the north, to New Mexico in the south. The wingspan of an adult ranges between 34 and 36 mm. It is widespread, and a relatively common species.