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Psaphida resumens

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Figure-eight sallow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Psaphida
Species:
P. resumens
Binomial name
Psaphida resumens
Walker, 1865

Psaphida resumens, commonly named the figure-eight sallow, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Ontario and Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, north to Minnesota.

The wingspan is 32–38 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May.

The larvae feed on the leaves of oak and maple.

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