Abrostola ovalis

Abrostola ovalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Abrostola
Species:	A. ovalis
Binomial name
	Abrostola ovalis; Guenée, 1852

Abrostola ovalis, the oval abrostola, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in north-eastern North America from southern Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year in the north. There might be a partial second generation or two full generations in the south.

The larvae feed on Urtica dioica and probably other nettle species.

References

McLeod, Robin (December 12, 2015). "Species Abrostola ovalis - Oval Abrostola - Hodges#8880". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"931161.00 – 8880 – Abrostola ovalis Guenée, 1852 – Oval Abrostola Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

Pogue, Michael G. (2005). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1032: 1–28.

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[1] McLeod, Robin (December 12, 2015). "Species Abrostola ovalis - Oval Abrostola - Hodges#8880". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[2] "931161.00 – 8880 – Abrostola ovalis Guenée, 1852 – Oval Abrostola Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.