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Genus Adelphagrotis

Adelphagrotis stellaris Adelphagrotis stellaris 10989 - Adelphagrotis stellaris Unknown Noctuid - Adelphagrotis indeterminata Unknown Noctuid - Adelphagrotis indeterminata Adelphagrotis indeterminata Lepidoptera - Adelphagrotis indeterminata 10991   - Adelphagrotis indeterminata 933640	Adelphagrotis stellaris ? - Adelphagrotis stellaris
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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 Noctuina
Genus Adelphagrotis
Numbers
3 species in North America listed at All-Leps
Size
wingspan 32-36 mm, based on two Internet photos
Range
British Columbia to California
Habitat
wet forests on the west coast
Season
adults fly mainly from August to October, with a few records in June and July
Food
larvae feed on leaves of various flowering trees and shrubs
Internet References
pinned adult images of 2 species in Canada (CBIF)
pinned adult image of A. stellaris and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult image of A. stellaris, plus description, habitat, flight season, foodplants (Jeff Miller, Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands, USGS)
presence in California of all 3 species, plus specimen locations and dates (U. of California at Berkeley)
distribution in Canada British Columbia only (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)