Bicolored Woodgrain Moth
Morrisonia evicta (Grote, 1873)
Bicolored Woodgrain Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7852
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Morrisonia evicta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Morrisonia
Species:
M. evicta
Binomial name
Morrisonia evicta
(Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cloantha evicta Grote, 1873
  • Cloantha vomerina Grote, 1873
  • Morrisonia infidelis Grote, 1879

The bicolored woodgrain (Morrisonia evicta) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Virginia, west to Texas and Manitoba.

The wingspan is 30–37 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

Larvae have been reared on Prunus virginiana.

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