Feralia jocosa
| Feralia jocosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Feralia |
| Species: | F. jocosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Feralia jocosa Guenée, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Jocose Sallow (Feralia jocosa) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the northeastern parts of the United States south to Maryland and Ohio, north to Newfoundland and west across the boreal forest to coastal British Columbia. In the lower mainland of Canada and Vancouver Island the species is replaced by Feralia deceptiva.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. The moth flies from April to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on pinus species.
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