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Andropolia contacta (Canadian Giant)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Canadian Giant (Andropolia contacta) is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland, south to New England, New York, Colorado, and southern British Columbia. It has also been recorded from California. The wingspan is about 44 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Alnus, Betula, Salix and Populus tremuloides.
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Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[1]
Shepherdia canadensis (russet buffalo-berry)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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