Abagrotis nefascia

Abagrotis nefascia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Alberta and British Columbia down through Massachusetts to California. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.[1]

Abagrotis nefascia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. nefascia
Binomial name
Abagrotis nefascia
Smith, 1908
Synonyms
  • Abagrotis negascia
  • Abagrotis forbesi
  • Rhynchagrotis nefascia
  • Abagrotis crumbi Franclemont, 1955

Host plants

In the western U.S., larvae have been found on Amelanchier and Ribes.[2]

References

  1. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/wu/abagrotis-nefascia.pdf


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