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Photedes defecta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Photedes defecta

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Photedes

Higher classification
  
Hypocoena

The Narrow-winged Borer (Photedes defecta, until recently Hypocoena defecta) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maryland and Massachusetts north to New Brunswick, west to North Dakota and British Columbia.

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year, but there might be a smaller second brood in mid to late September.

References

Photedes defecta Wikipedia