Eutricopis nexilis

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Eutricopis nexilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eutricopis
Species:
E. nexilis
Binomial name
Eutricopis nexilis
Morrison, 1875
Synonyms
  • Eutricopis elaborata(H. Edwards, 1881)
  • Eutricopis nexilis subcolorata

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.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (September 2, 2019). "Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2020.