Abrostola ovalis

Abrostola ovalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Abrostolini
Genus: Abrostola
Species: A. ovalis
Binomial name
Abrostola ovalis
Guenée, 1852

The Oval Abrostola (Abrostola ovalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern North America from southern Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year in the north. There might be a partial second generation or two full generations in the south.

The larvae feed on Urtica dioica and probably other nettle species.

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