Metaxaglaea viatica, the roadside sallow moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]

Metaxaglaea viatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metaxaglaea
Species:
M. viatica
Binomial name
Metaxaglaea viatica
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Orthosia viatica Grote, 1874

The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from September to March.

The larvae feed on apple, crab apple, mountain ash and cherry.

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