Andropolia contacta, the Canadian giant, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Andropolia |
| Species: | A. contacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Andropolia contacta Walker, 1856
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The larvae feed on Alnus, Betula, Salix and Populus tremuloides.
Subspecies
edit- Andropolia contacta contacta
- Andropolia contacta pulverulenta (Colorado, ...)
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Andropolia contacta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 24, 2019). "Andropolia contacta (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
External links
edit- "932681.00 – 9564 – Andropolia contacta – Canadian Giant Moth – (Walker, 1856)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (August 30, 2008). "Species Andropolia contacta - Canadian Giant - Hodges#9564". BugGuide. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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