Euxoa apopsis

Euxoa apopsis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known only from high elevations in the mountains of south-western British Columbia.

Euxoa apopsis
male (top) female (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Euxoa
Species:
E. apopsis
Binomial name
Euxoa apopsis
Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2010

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm.

Adults may be partially diurnal, which may explain why only two specimens were collected at the type locality in spite of many nights of collecting over a period of six years.

Etymology

The species name is a Greek noun used in apposition and means "a lofty spot", in reference to the high elevation of the type locality.

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