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Noctuidae 932616 – 9957   Sunira bicolorago (Guenée, 1852)              Bicolored Sallow

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Brassicaceae Ericaceae Fagaceae Poaceae Polygonaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sapindaceae[Aceraceae] Solanaceae Ulmaceae.  Host genera: Acer Brassica Malus Nicotiana Populus Prunus Quercus Rumex Salix Ulmus Vaccinium.  Notes: polyphagous on trees & shrubs, including grass (Heppner 2007), very broad generalist on many kinds of herbs & hardwoods (Crabo et al 2014).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: 932617 Sunira decipiens Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: bicolorago (Guenée, 1852) (Xanthia) - MONA 1983: 9957 ferrugineoides (Guenée, 1852) (Xanthia) spurcata (Walker, 1857) (Xanthia) straminea (Smith, 1907) (Orthosia) - MONA 1983: [9959] Taxonomic Notes: Sunira bicolorago, formerly placed in the genus Agrochola, includes as a synonym Sunira straminea [9959] in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010). Treated as a subgenus of Agrochola in Ronkay et al. (2001), Sunira was retuned to full genus in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010).

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Ronkay L., J.L. Yela, M. Hreblay, 2001. Hadeninae II. Noctuidae Europaeae, 5: 1-452. 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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