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Adelphagrotis stellaris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Adelphagrotis stellaris

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Adelphagrotis

Rank
  
Species

Adelphagrotis stellaris is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found along the West Coast from southern British Columbia east to the Cascades in the north and southward to the central California Coast Range.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on a wide range of flowering trees and shrubs, including Vaccinium, Symphoricarpos, Rubus spectabilis and Oemleria cerasiformis.

References

Adelphagrotis stellaris Wikipedia