Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Rivula propinqualis Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Rivula Higher classification Rivula | |
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Similar Palthis, Butterflies and moths, Noctuidae, Bleptina caradrinalis, Idia | ||
The Spotted Grass Moth or Yellow Snout-moth (Rivula propinqualis) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout eastern North America from southern Canada southward to Florida and Texas and westward in the north to British Columbia and Washington. In North Carolina it is found from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic coast.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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