Abagrotis duanca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. In Alberta it has been collected only in the extreme southeastern corner.

Abagrotis duanca
Abagrotis duanca, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. duanca
Binomial name
Abagrotis duanca
Smith, 1908

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation in Alberta.

Reported food plants include Artemisia tridentata.

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  • Anweiler, G. G. (January 10, 2005). "Species Details Abagrotis duanca". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  • "Abagrotis duanca [Noctuidae]". Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived October 15, 2008.