Abagrotis anchocelioides

Blueberry budworm moth
In Pennsylvania
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. anchocelioides
Binomial name
Abagrotis anchocelioides
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchagrotis anchocelioides Guenée, 1852

Abagrotis anchocelioides, commonly known as the blueberry budworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America from southern Quebec to North Carolina, west to southern Manitoba, North Dakota and Missouri.[1]

The wingspan is 32–38 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae are thought to feed on fruit buds of blueberry, although other sources list the food plants as unknown.

References

  1. ^ Pogue, Michael G. (2006). The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A. Magnolia Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-86977-001-3.
  2. ^ The Moths of America North of Mexico, Including Greenland. E.W. Classey. 1971. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-933003-09-5.


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