Abrostola urentis
Abrostola urentis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Tribe: | Abrostolini |
Genus: | Abrostola |
Species: | A. urentis |
Binomial name | |
Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852 | |
The Spectacled Nettle Moth or Variegated Brindle (Abrostola urentis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west across Canada to Vancouver Island, south to North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Colorado and Oregon.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Urtica dioica.
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