Species Euxoa maimes - Hodges#10864.1

10864.1

forewing length = 11-14 mm (1)

Description can be found in MONA Fascicle 27-2 at link in citations below. (1)

central Yukon and southern Northwest Territories south to southern North Dakota and southern Montana in the Great Plains; and to southern British Columbia west of the Rocky Mountains; disjunct population from central Colorado and southeast Utah south to central western New Mexico and central eastern Arizona. (1)

dry open areas; found in open prairie of the northern Great Plains (1)

early August to early September (1)

Euxoa ridingsiana is very similar but is generally larger and has a more extensive range. Where the ranges of the two species overlap they tend to be found in different habitat; dry forested areas in montane areas and aspen groves and river bottoms of the Great Plains for ridingsiana. (1)

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Pacific Northwest Moths