Rivula propinqualis
| Rivula propinqualis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Rivula |
| Species: | R. propinqualis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | |
The Spotted Grass Moth or Yellow Snout-moth (Rivula propinqualis) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout eastern North America from southern Canada southward to Florida and Texas and westward in the north to British Columbia and Washington. In North Carolina it is found from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic coast.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
External links
- Species info
- Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Rivula propinqualis in Pherobase
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