''Anicla exuberans'' is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

first described by

John Bernhardt Smith John Bernhardt Smith (November 21, 1858 – March 12, 1912) was an American professor of entomology who specialized in systematics and economic entomology while also serving as the State Entomologist of New Jersey. Smith is remembered in insect ta ...

in 1898. It is found in North America from central Mexico north to the dry interior of southern British Columbia, southern Alberta and south-western Saskatchewan. The wingspan is 37–41 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

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"''Anicla exuberans'' (Smith 1895)"
''Moths of North Dakota''. Retrieved November 14, 2020. Noctuinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1898 {{Noctuinae-stub