Abagrotis nefascia

Abagrotis nefascia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in North America from Alberta and British Columbia down through Massachusetts to California. The species is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut.[1]

Abagrotis nefascia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. nefascia
Binomial name
Abagrotis nefascia
Smith, 1908
Synonyms
  • Abagrotis negascia
  • Abagrotis forbesi
  • Rhynchagrotis nefascia
  • Abagrotis crumbi Franclemont, 1955

Host plants

In the western U.S., larvae have been found on Amelanchier and Ribes.[2]

References
  1. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. "Coastal Heathland Cutworm Abagrotis nefascia". Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Archived September 17, 2019.
  • "Species Details Abagrotis nefascia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  • "933663.00 – 11024 – Abagrotis nefascia – (Smith, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 10, 2020.


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