Abagrotis anchocelioides

Abagrotis anchocelioides (blueberry budworm moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Quebec to North Carolina, west to southern Manitoba, North Dakota and Missouri.

Abagrotis anchocelioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. anchocelioides
Binomial name
Abagrotis anchocelioides
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchagrotis anchocelioides Guenée, 1852

The wingspan is 32–38 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae are thought to feed on fruit buds of blueberry, although other sources list the food plants as unknown.


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