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Category: Noctuidae

Cosmia praeacuta

September 28, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

During moth week I was visited by at least one (and usually many) of these handsome noctuids every night that…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cosmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cosmia praeacuta

Spodoptera praefica (Western Yellowstriped Armyworm)

September 25, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This handsome noctuid moth is a native species, but periodically builds up into such large populations that it becomes a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Spodoptera Filed under: Spodoptera praefica, Western Yellowstriped Armyworm

Melanchra adjuncta

September 23, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It seems odd to me that I don’t see this species more often, because they have a such a wide…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Melanchra, Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Melanchra adjuncta

Adelphagrotis indeterminata

September 20, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I first found this handsome and distinctive noctuid moth whilst housesitting for my sister-in-law in Portland in mid-August, but I…

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Posted in: Adelphagrotis, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Adelphagrotis indeterminata

Agrotis ipsilon (Ipsilon Dart Moths)

September 15, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It is not entirely clear whether these handsome members of the family Noctuidae are native to North America, or were…

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Posted in: Agrotis, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Agrotis ipsilon, Ipsilon Dart Moths

Parabagrotis sulinaris 

September 4, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I was a little surprised to learn that Parabagrotis sulinaris as a distinct species wasn’t described until 1998. Until then, when Don…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Parabagrotis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Parabagrotis sulinaris

Autographa californica (Alfalfa Looper)

August 22, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

During a recent attempt to disabuse someone on Facebook of the notion that they had found Autographa gamma (silver y moth), a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Autographa, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Alfalfa Looper, Autographa californica

Cosmia calami (American Dun-bar Moth)

August 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is the coolest moth I have found thus far while doing the mothing I describe in ‘Housesitting’, and I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cosmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: American Dun-bar Moth, Cosmia calami

Xestia oblata (Rosy Dart Moth)

August 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

 The first one of these Noctuid moths that I found on the excursion I described in ‘A Trip to Mt.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Xestia Filed under: Rosy Dart Moth, Xestia oblata

Mythimna unipuncta (Armyworm Moth)

August 14, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This was one of the three large Noctuids I found at the bug zapper on the 3rd Night of Moth Week.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Mythimna, Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Armyworm Moth, Mythimna unipuncta

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