Noctuidae
933424 –
10801 Euxoa ochrogaster
(Guenée, 1852)
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Larva and Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Brassicaceae Caryophyllaceae Fabaceae Lamiaceae Poaceae Solanaceae Vitaceae. Host genera: Asparagus Avena Beta Brassica Helianthus Hordeum Medicago Mentha Phaseolus Pisum Raphanus Solanum Triticum Vaccaria Vitis Zea. Notes: polyphagous (Lafontaine 1987); Detritophagous on cereal (Zhang 1994); soil-surface feeding cutworm on general herbaceous vegetation (Crabo et al 2014). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025])
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
ochrogaster (Guenée, 1852) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 10801cinereomacula (Morrison, 1875) (Agrotis); TL: St. Louis, MO.gularis (Grote, 1875) (Agrotis)illata (Walker, 1857) (Agrotis)insignata (Walker, 1857) (Agrotis) preocc.
Note: Junior homonym of the Euxoa insignata (Walker, 1857), a synonym of Euxoa tessellata (Harris, 1841) JLafontaine 1987) islandica (Staudinger, 1857) (Agrotis)karschi (Graeser, 1890) (Agrotis)rossica (Staudinger, 1881) (Agrotis)sjoestedti Corti, 1929 (Euxoa)subsignata (Walker, 1865) (Agrotis)turris (Grote, 1875) (Agrotis)yarkenda Corti, 1932 (Euxoa) |
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| 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.
- Lafontaine, J. D., 1987. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2: p. 112; pl. 6.8-11. order or free PDF
- Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 164.
- 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 Mass Moths
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
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