Euxoa catenula is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is found in North America from southern Saskatchewan west to southern Vancouver Island, south to Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona and southern California.
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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: | Euxoa |
| Species: | E. catenula
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| Euxoa catenula Grote, 1879
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The wingspan is 34–37 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on Oxytropis, Melilotus alba, Lupinus, Salsola kali and Viola pedatifida.
External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (November 19, 2003). "Species Details Euxoa catenula". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "933404.00 – 10809 – Euxoa catenula – (Grote, 1879)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Euxoa catenula (Grote 1879)". Moths of North Dakota. Archived May 10, 2008.
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