Feralia comstocki
| Feralia comstocki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Feralia |
| Species: | F. comstocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Feralia comstocki Grote, 1874 | |
Comstock's Sallow (Feralia comstocki) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the southern Appalachians north to the Maritime Provinces, east across the southern boreal forest to Vancouver Island, south to Oregon. In Alberta, the species has been collected from the Lake Athabasca and Zama areas south to about Pigeon Lake.
Feralia comstocki columbiana
The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The moth flies from April to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on pinus species.
Subspecies
There is one recognised subspecies, Feralia comstocki columbiana.
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