Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Abrostola ovalis | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
Similar Abrostola urentis, Allagrapha aerea, Abrostola, Plusiinae, Chrysodeixis includens | ||
The Oval Abrostola (Abrostola ovalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern North America from southern Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin.
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.
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