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Abagrotis orbis

Synonyms: Abagrotis barnesi; Abagrotis nevadensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Barnes' Climbing Cutworm or Well-marked Cutworm (Abagrotis orbis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is in southwestern North America, extending eastward across the plains and with a large disjunct population in dune habitats in the southern Great Lakes area. It extends into western Canada only in the southern interior of British Columbia and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation in Alberta.
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Prey / Diet

Acer negundo (box elder)[1]
Amelanchier canadensis (Canadian serviceberry)[1]
Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood)[1]
Prunus persica (peach)[1]
Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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