Euxoa comosa

Euxoa comosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western North America, except the Pacific coast, ranging east through the northern Great Plains, and in the Hudsonian zone to the Atlantic Ocean. It is found in every province and territory of Canada, except Nunavut.

Euxoa comosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. comosa
Binomial name
Euxoa comosa (Morrison, 1876)
Synonyms
Agrotis comosa Morrison, 1876 Carneades atropulverea Smith, 1900 Carneades ternaria Smith, 1900 Euxoa brunneigera masoni Cockerell, 1905 Euxoa ternaria Agrotis lutulenta Smith, 1890 Carneades vulpina Smith, 1895 Euxoa brunneigera latebra Benjamin, 1936 Euxoa luteotincta McDunnough, 1940 Euxoa johnstoni McDunnough, 1946 Agrotis annir Strecker, 1898 Carneades dakota Smith, 1900 Euxoa altera McDunnough, 1940 Carneades ontario Smith, 1900 Euxoa vestitura Smith, 1905 Euxoa incallida (Smith, 1890)

The wingspan is about 32 mm.

Larvae have been recorded on Secale cereale.

Subspecies

• Euxoa comosa altera (Manitoba, North Dakota,…)
• Euxoa comosa annir (Colorado, North Dakota, Alberta,…)
• Euxoa comosa lutulenta (California, ..., Alberta, British Columbia, Oregon, ...)
• Euxoa comosa ontario (Ontario, New Brunswick,…)

External links

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• Species report