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Achatia confusa (Confused Woodgrain)

Synonyms: Achatia infructuosa; Morrisonia confusa (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Morrisonia confusa (The Confused Woodgrain) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Eastern North America down to Florida, in the north it can be found up to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario. The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moth flies from April to June depending on the location. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including basswood, birch, ironwood, oak, poplar, sweet gale, and wild black cherry.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0