Copablepharon grandis

The pale yellow dune moth (Copablepharon grandis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Alberta east to south-western Manitoba, the eastern parts of South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa, west to California and south to southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.

Copablepharon grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Copablepharon
Species:
C. grandis
Binomial name
Copablepharon grandis
(Strecker, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Aedophron grandis Strecker, 1877
  • Copablepharon grande (Strecker, 1878)
  • Copablepharon subflavidens Grote, 1882

The wingspan is 38–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.


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