Photedes defecta

Photedes defecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Photedes
Species:	P. defecta
Binomial name
	Photedes defecta; (Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
	Senta defecta Grote, 1874; Chortodes defecta; Hypocoena (Chortodes) defecta; Hypocoena defecta (Grote, 1874);

Photedes defecta, the narrow-winged borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.^[1] The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America from Maryland and Massachusetts north to New Brunswick, west to North Dakota and British Columbia.

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year, but there might be a smaller second brood in mid to late September.

References[]

^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Vol. Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

External links[]

"932425.00 – 9443 – Photedes defecta – (Grote, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Photedes defecta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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[1] Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Vol. Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

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