Euxoa comosa

Euxoa comosa, the hairy euxoa moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1876. It is found in western North America, except the Pacific coast, ranging east through the northern Great Plains, and in the Hudsonian zone to the Atlantic Ocean. It is found in every province and territory of Canada, except Nunavut.

Euxoa comosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. comosa
Binomial name
Euxoa comosa
(Morrison, 1876)
Synonyms
List
  • Agrotis comosa Morrison, 1876
  • Carneades atropulverea Smith, 1900
  • Carneades ternaria Smith, 1900
  • Euxoa brunneigera masoni Cockerell, 1905
  • Euxoa ternaria
  • Agrotis lutulenta Smith, 1890
  • Carneades vulpina Smith, 1895
  • Euxoa brunneigera latebra Benjamin, 1936
  • Euxoa luteotincta McDunnough, 1940
  • Euxoa johnstoni McDunnough, 1946
  • Agrotis annir Strecker, 1898
  • Carneades dakota Smith, 1900
  • Euxoa altera McDunnough, 1940
  • Carneades ontario Smith, 1900
  • Euxoa vestitura Smith, 1905
  • Euxoa incallida (Smith, 1890)

The wingspan is about 32 mm.

Larvae have been recorded on Secale cereale.

Subspecies
  • Euxoa comosa altera (Manitoba, North Dakota)
  • Euxoa comosa annir (Colorado, North Dakota, Alberta)
  • Euxoa comosa lutulenta (California, Alberta, British Columbia, Oregon)
  • Euxoa comosa ontario (Ontario, New Brunswick)
  • "Species Details Euxoa comosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  • "933405.00 – 10780 – Euxoa comosa – (Morrison, 1876)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  • "Euxoa comosa Hairy Euxoa Moth". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved November 10, 2020.


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