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Species Egira rubrica - Hodges#10514

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Noctuidae: Egira rubrica - Egira rubrica

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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 Orthosiini

Genus Egira

Species rubrica (Egira rubrica - Hodges#10514)

Hodges Number

10514

Size

wingspan 30-35 mm

Identification

Adult: forewing a mix of pale yellow, light brown, dark brown, and black; dark brown or black area around reniform spot and descending to ST line; pale apical patch, black basal dash, and black shading in terminal area; lower end of reniform spot filled with black; orbicular spot oval, diagonal; AM and PM lines black, zigzagged; ST line white, smooth; outer margin scalloped; hindwing white with indistinct discal spot, thin terminal line, slightly wavy outer margin

Range

British Columbia to California, east to Arizona and Colorado, north to Saskatchewan

Habitat

wet coniferous forests in mountains, and riparian forests at lower elevations

Season

adults fly in spring

Food

larvae feed on foliage of Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus), Snowbrush (Ceanothus velutinus)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Pacific Northwest Moths

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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 February, 2006 - 8:56pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 9 February, 2022 - 12:09pm

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