Bug FAQAbagrotis scopeops
Abagrotis scopeops · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The adult moth has a wingspan of about 36 mm. It lives in western North America, from southern British Columbia down through western Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and into southern California. Adults are on the wing in early fall.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 36 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults fly in early autumn.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Montana, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abagrotis_scopeops
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