Metaxaglaea inulta

Metaxaglaea inulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metaxaglaea
Species: M. inulta
Binomial name
Metaxaglaea inulta
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Orthosia inulta Grote, 1874

The Unsated Sallow or Arrowwood Sallow (Metaxaglaea inulta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Missouri, north to Manitoba.

The wingspan is 40–48 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to November.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum species, including Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum lentago and Viburnum lantana.


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