Misplaced Pages

Abagrotis brunneipennis

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of moth

Abagrotis brunneipennis
Abagrotis brunneipennis, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species: A. brunneipennis
Binomial name
Abagrotis brunneipennis
Grote, 1875

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.

The wingspan is 33–37 mm (1.3–1.5 in). Adults are on wing in August to September in one generation.

The larvae feed on various woody plants, including Vaccinium. They also feed on fallen leaves during the winter.

References

Taxon identifiers
Abagrotis brunneipennis


Stub icon

This Noctuinae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: