Agrochola bicolorago

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Agrochola bicolorago, the bicolored sallow or shield-backed cutworm, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the eastern half of the United States (except southern Florida) and Canada.

Agrochola bicolorago
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrochola
Species:
A. bicolorago
Binomial name
Agrochola bicolorago
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Sunira bicolorago
  • Xanthia bicolorago
  • Xanthia spurgata
  • Agrochola straminea Smith, 1907
  • Orthosia straminea
  • Sunira straminea

The wingspan is 28–38 mm. Adults are on wing from August to December in the south and from September to November in the north.[1]

References

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  1. ^ McLeod, Robin. "Species Sunira bicolorago - Bicolored Sallow - Hodges#9957". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-15.