Euxoa auripennis
Euxoa auripennis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by J. Donald Lafontaine in 1974. It is found in western North America from eastern North Dakota and south-western Manitoba west to central British Columbia, south to southern California and Colorado.
| Euxoa auripennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Euxoa |
| Species: | E. auripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxoa auripennis Lafontaine, 1974 | |
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The wingspan is 30–34 mm. Adults are on wing in August to September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various herbs at the soil surface.
External links
- "933441.00 – 10852 – Euxoa auripennis – Lafontaine, 1974". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (March 18, 2004). "Species Details Euxoa auripennis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "Euxoa auripennis [Noctuidae]". Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived June 27, 2013.
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