Eutricopis nexilis

The white-spotted midget (Eutricopis nexilis) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia and New England west across southern Canada to southern Vancouver Island, north to Yukon and south in the mountains to California and Colorado.

Eutricopis nexilis
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E. nexilis
Binomial name
Eutricopis nexilis
Morrison, 1875
Synonyms
  • Eutricopis elaborata (H. Edwards, 1881)
  • Eutricopis nexilis subcolorata

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Antennaria species.


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