''Photedes defecta'', the narrow-winged borer, 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 ...
.
The species was
first described by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America from
Maryland and
Massachusetts north to
New Brunswick, west to
North Dakota and
British Columbia.
The
wingspan is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year, but there might be a smaller second brood in mid to late September.
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Hadeninae
Moths of North America
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