Phlogophora periculosa, the brown angle shades, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from coast to coast in the northern United States and southern Canada, south in the east to Georgia and Mississippi, south in the west to California (it is not present in Florida and the south-central states).
The wingspan is 42–50mm. Adults are on wing from late July to October.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various woody plants, including alder, balsam fir, cranberry and plum.
The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the Gulf States.
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.
The West Coast of the United States – also known as the Pacific Coast, the Pacific Seaboard, and the Western Seaboard – is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington, but sometimes includes Alaska and Hawaii, especially by the United States Census Bureau as a U.S. geographic division.
In binomial nomenclature, a nomen dubium is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
The angle shades is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed throughout Europe as far east as the Urals and also in the Azores, in Algeria, and in Asia Minor, Armenia, and Syria. It is strongly migratory.
The Caradrinini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the family Noctuidae.
Madeuplexia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae from Madagascar. The genus was erected by Pierre Viette in 1960.
Phlogophora is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Georg Treitschke in 1825.
Peninsular Malaysia, historically known as Malaya, also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, is the part of Malaysia that occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia and the nearby islands. Its area totals approximately 132,490 km2 (51,150 sq mi), which is nearly 40% of the total area of the country; the other 60% is in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Fulcrifera is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Hectaphelia is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae.
Phlogophora albovittata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Himalaya to Japan and Taiwan.
Phlogophora conservuloides is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Sikkim to Taiwan.
Phlogophora calamistrata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in India.
Hectaphelia periculosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.
Fulcrifera periculosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and South Africa.
Phlogophora iris, the olive angle shades, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
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