Abagrotis anchocelioides
| Blueberry budworm moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Abagrotis |
| Species: | A. anchocelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Abagrotis anchocelioides (Guenée, 1852) | |
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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.[2]
The wingspan is 32–38 mm.[3] 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
- ↑ NatureServe. "Abagrotis anchocelioides". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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