Copablepharon grandis, the pale yellow dune moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Strecker in 1878. It is found in North America from southern Alberta east to south-western Manitoba, the eastern parts of South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa, west to California and south to southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.
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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: | Copablepharon |
| Species: | C. grandis
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| Copablepharon grandis (Strecker, 1878)
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The wingspan is 38–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (February 11, 2005). "Species Details Copablepharon grandis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "933283.00 – 10681 – Copablepharon grandis – (Strecker, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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