Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875

Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875

Eutricopis nexilis, the white-spotted midget, is a Noctuidae moth found in North America with 18–20 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Eutricopis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875

Eutricopis nexilis, commonly known as the white-spotted midget, is a moth species that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875. It is distributed across North America. Its range extends from Nova Scotia and New England westward across southern Canada to southern Vancouver Island, north to Yukon, and south through mountain regions to California and Colorado. This moth has a wingspan of 18 to 20 mm. Adult moths are active in flight between the months of May and July. The larvae of Eutricopis nexilis feed on plants belonging to the genus Antennaria.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Eutricopis

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