Spragueia leo, the common spragueia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Ontario, Manitoba and south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.
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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: | Spragueia |
| Species: | S. leo
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| Spragueia leo (Guenée, 1852)
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The wingspan is 12 to 18 millimetres (0.47 to 0.71 in). Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.
External links
edit- "931387.00 – 9127 – Spragueia leo – Common Spragueia Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- Bartlett, Troy (September 13, 2017). "Species Spragueia leo - Common Spragueia - Hodges#9127". BugGuide. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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