Dichagyris acclivis
Dichagyris acclivis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Ontario and southern Massachusetts south to eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, west to Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas and south to east central Texas. It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Dichagyris |
| Species: | D. acclivis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichagyris acclivis (Morrison, 1875) | |
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The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on seeds of Panicum virgatum.[2]
References
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Species Dichagyris acclivis - Hodges#10870".
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