Spragueia leo

The common spragueia (Spragueia leo) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario, Manitoba and south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.

Spragueia leo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Spragueia
Species:
S. leo
Binomial name
Spragueia leo
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Agrophila leo Guenée, 1852

The wingspan is 12 to 18 millimetres (0.47 to 0.71 in). Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.


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