Euxoa churchillensis

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Euxoa churchillensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. churchillensis
Binomial name
Euxoa churchillensis
(McDunnough, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Agrotiphila churchillensisMcDunnough, 1932

Euxoa churchillensis, the Churchill euxoa moth, [1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Ontario, Nunavut, the Northern Territories, Yukon, and Manitoba in Canada, and south in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA. [1]

The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in). [4]

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<i>Euxoa chimoensis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Euxoa ochrogaster</i> Species of moth

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<i>Euxoa muldersi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Euxoa macleani</i> Species of moth

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<i>Lithophane grotei</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Euxoa churchillensis Churchill Euxoa Moth". NatureServe. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. "Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) churchillensis McDunnough, 1932". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Euxoa Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 Lafontaine, Donald; Troubridge, James (2010). "Two new species of the Euxoa westermanni species-group from Canada (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae)". ZooKeys. 39: 255–262. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.39.436 .