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Abagrotis discoidalis

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Species of moth

Abagrotis discoidalis
Abagrotis discoidalis, Utah
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species: A. discoidalis
Binomial name
Abagrotis discoidalis
Grote, 1876

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.

The wingspan is about 31 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in Alberta. There is one generation per year.

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Taxon identifiers
Abagrotis discoidalis


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