''Anicla tepperi'' 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 Smith in 1888. It is found in North America from eastern Manitoba west to the Alberta foothills, north to about Lloydminster and south to southern Colorado. The wingspan is 36–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on grasses of the family

Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

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"''Anicla tepperi'' (Smith 1888)"
''Moths of North Dakota''. Retrieved November 15, 2020. Noctuinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1888 {{Noctuinae-stub