Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Wingspan 3.1 cm. Forewing is streaky yellow to orange-red with a dark reniform spot; hindwing is pink-gray. This noctuid is common and occurs in dry forests in the Pacific West. Moths fly in early spring. Caterpillars feed on the foliage of oak (Quercus).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/macronw/189.htm
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