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Noctuidae 931545 – 9639   Amphipyra tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759)              Mouse Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Apiaceae Apocynaceae Asteraceae Campanulaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Geraniaceae Grossulariaceae Onagraceae Pinaceae Plantaginaceae[Scrophulariaceae] Polygonaceae Ranunculaceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Salicacea..  Host genera: Apocynum Aquilegia Artemisia Campanula Chaerophyllum Chamaenerion Cercis Crataegus Crepis Cytisus[=Sarothamnus] Epilobium Foeniculum Fragaria Galium Geranium Ligusticum Penstemon Petroselinum Pinus Po...  Notes: variety of low plants (Beadle & Leckie 2012); polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1954); generalist on wide variety of herbaceous vegetation (Crabo et al 2014); Many woody & plants herbaceous (Wagner et al 2...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 9639 distincta Rothschild, 1920 (Amphipyra) luciola (Hufnagel, 1766) (Phalaena) repressus (Grote, 1871) (Agrotis) tragopinus; Gillespie & Bierne, 1982 (Amphipyra) missp.; TL: (no type). tragopogonis; [various], [no date] (Amphipyra) missp.; TL: (no type). turcomana Staudinger, 1888 (Amphipyra)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 16, fig. 5. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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