Actebia squalida

Actebia squalida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Actebia
Species: A. squalida
Binomial name
Actebia squalida
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agrotis squalida Guenée, 1852
  • Protexarnis squalida
  • Agrotis degeniata Christoph, 1877
  • Actebia balanitis Grote, 1873

Actebia squalida is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from north-east Alaska and western Yukon east to east central Saskatchewan and north central South Dakota, south to northern Colorado and west to central Washington and the dry interior of British Columbia. It is also known from Finland, the southern Urals and eastern Siberia.

The wingspan is 36–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on various grasses.

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