Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Brachylomia populi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Brachylomia Rank Species | |
Brachylomia populi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the inland mountains of western North America, from British Columbia and Alberta in, south through Colorado and Utah into Arizona.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
Larvae feed on leaves of cottonwood and aspen in the Populus genus and are also reported on Quercus species.
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