''Euxoa auripennis'' is a

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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 J. Donald Lafontaine in 1974. It is found in western North America from eastern

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and south-western

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west to central

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, south to southern

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and

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. The

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is 30–34 mm. Adults are on wing in August to September. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on various herbs at the soil surface.

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