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Genus Luperina

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Apameini
Genus Luperina
Size
wingspan 30-41 mm
Range
all of Canada, including the arctic, south in the east to New Jersey and Maryland, south in the west to Texas, Arizona, and California
Habitat
forest clearings and roadsides; adults are nocturnal and attracted to light
Season
adults of L. passer fly from May to September in the south, as far north as Ohio (two broods); June to August in Quebec and farther north (one brood)
Food
larvae bore in roots of dock (Rumex spp.)
Life Cycle
two generations per year as far north as Ohio; one generation in Quebec and farther north
Internet References
live adult images of two species (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult images of dark and light forms of L. passer (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)
pinned adult images of two species (CBIF)
pinned adult image of L. passer (California Dept. of Food and Agriculture)
distribution in Canada list of provinces and territories (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)
presence in Yukon; PDF doc plus habitat and foodplants (J.D. Lafontaine and D.M. Wood, Butterflies and Moths of the Yukon)
presence in Texas - search on species "passer" (Lepidopterists Society Season Summary, U. of Florida)
classification in genus Luperina plus synonyms (Markku Savela, FUNET)