Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Pseudeva purpurigera | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pseudeva Rank Species | |
Similar Allagrapha aerea, Diachrysia balluca, Abrostola urentis, Ctenoplusia oxygramma, Megalographa biloba | ||
The Western Straight-lined Looper (Pseudeva purpurigera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Rocky Mountains from south-west Alberta to New Mexico and east to New England and Newfoundland.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Thalictrum.
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