Anicla tepperi

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Anicla tepperi
Anicla tepperi - Parr Hill Lake - Saskatchewan - Canada - 06-08-12 - Flickr - Bennyboymothman.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anicla
Species:
A. tepperi
Binomial name
Anicla tepperi
Smith, 1888
Synonyms
  • Euagrotis tepperi
  • Euagrotis atricincta

Anicla tepperi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1888. It is found in North America from eastern Manitoba west to the Alberta foothills, north to about Lloydminster and south to southern Colorado.

The wingspan is 36–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on grasses of the family Poaceae.

References[]

  • Anweiler, G. G. (February 16, 2005). "Species Details Anicla tepperi". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  • "933223.00 – 10910 – Anicla tepperi – (Smith, 1888)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  • "Anicla tepperi (Smith 1888)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 15, 2020.


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