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Species Euxoa setonia - Hodges#10794

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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 Noctuini
Subtribe Agrotina
Genus Euxoa
No Taxon (Subgenus Euxoa)
No Taxon (setonia group)
Species setonia (Euxoa setonia - Hodges#10794)
Hodges Number
10794
Size
forewing length 15-18 mm (1)
Identification
Description can be found in MONA Fascicle 27-2 at link in citations below. Forewing pale yellow brown or buff brown to the north; orange brown in southern Rocky Mountain region. (1)
Range
central Alberta and southern British Columbia south to southern Washington, southern Idaho, central Arizona and central New Mexico; also Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming (1)
Habitat
dry coniferous forest; also groves of aspen and poplar in northern part of range (1)
Season
late May to late July (1)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Euxoa), Fascicle 27.2
J. Donald LaFontane. 1987. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.