Amphipyra pyramidoides

Copper Underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipyra
Species: A. pyramidoides
Binomial name
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Guenée, 1852[1]

The Copper Underwing[2][3] (Amphipyra pyramidoides) is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in the US and southern Canada.[3]

Larva

The wingspan is 38–52 mm. Adults are on wing from July through October depending on the location. There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of many broadleaf trees and shrubs, including apple, basswood, hawthorn, maple, oak, walnut, raspberry, grape, greenbrier (Smilax).[3]

References


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