Egira hiemalis

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Egira hiemalis
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Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Egira
Species:
E. hiemalis
Binomial name
Egira hiemalis
Grote, 1874
Synonyms
  • Xylomiges hiemalis
  • Dryobota californica

Egira hiemalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia south to California.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Kunzia tridentata, Abies grandis, Tsuga heterophylla and Pseudotsuga species, including Pseudotsuga menziesii.

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