Abagrotis duanca

Abagrotis duanca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species: A. duanca
Binomial name
Abagrotis duanca
Smith, 1908

Abagrotis duanca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. In Alberta it has been collected only in the extreme southeastern corner.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation in Alberta.

Reported food plants include Artemisia tridentata.

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