Feralia comstocki

Comstock's sallow (Feralia comstocki) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the southern Appalachians north to the Maritime Provinces, east across the southern boreal forest to Vancouver Island, south to Oregon. In Alberta, the species has been collected from the Lake Athabasca and Zama areas south to about Pigeon Lake.

Feralia comstocki
Feralia comstocki columbiana
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F. comstocki
Binomial name
Feralia comstocki
Grote, 1874

The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The moth flies from April to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on pinus species.

Subspecies

There is one recognised subspecies, Feralia comstocki columbiana.


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