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Eudryas brevipennis

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Eudryas brevipennis
Eudryas brevipennis brevipennis, male
Eudryas brevipennis bonneville, male
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E. brevipennis
Binomial name
Eudryas brevipennis
Stretch, 1872

Eudryas brevipennis is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in Idaho, Utah and California.[1] The habitat consists of wetlands.

The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are bright yellow. Both are edged in red-brown. Adults are on wing in summer.

The larvae feed on Oenothera and Epilobium species.

Subspecies

  • Eudryas brevipennis brevipennis
  • Eudryas brevipennis bonneville Shepard & Crabo, 2013 (Idaho)[2]

References

  1. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
  2. ^ Crabo, L.G. ; Davis, M. ; Hammond, P. ; Mustelin, T ; Shepard, J., 2013: Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). Zookeys 264: 85-123. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4304