Morrisonia evicta

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.

Morrisonia evicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
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 wingspan is 30–37 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

Larvae have been reared on Prunus virginiana.


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