Abrostola ovalis, the oval abrostola, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in north-eastern North America from southern Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin.[2]
| Abrostola ovalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Abrostola |
| Species: | A. ovalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Abrostola ovalis Guenée, 1852
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year in the north. There might be a partial second generation or two full generations in the south.
The larvae feed on Urtica dioica and probably other nettle species.
References
edit- ^ McLeod, Robin (December 12, 2015). "Species Abrostola ovalis - Oval Abrostola - Hodges#8880". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "931161.00 – 8880 – Abrostola ovalis Guenée, 1852 – Oval Abrostola Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- Pogue, Michael G. (2005). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1032: 1–28.
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