Mesogona olivata

Mesogona olivata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern coastal and interior British Columbia south through California, Colorado and Texas. It most likely also occurs in northern Mexico.

Mesogona olivata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mesogona
Species:	M. olivata
Binomial name
Mesogona olivata (Harvey, 1874)
Synonyms
Glaea olivata Harvey, 1874 Choephora blanda Grote, 1876a Pseudoglaea blanda Grote, 1876b Pseudoglaea taedata Grote, 1876b Cerastis olivata Grote, 1878 Pseudoglaea decepta Grote, 1881 Metalepsis blanda Dyar, 1903 Metalepsis taedata Dyar, 1903 Metalepsis decepta Dyar, 1903 Mythimna blanda Hampson, 1903 Mythimna taedata Hampson, 1903 Mythimna decepta Hampson, 1903 Spectraglaea olivata Hampson, 1906 Mythimna olivata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 Pseudoglaea olivata McDunnough, 1927

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from August to November.

The larvae feed on various deciduous shrubs and trees, including poplar, oak, hazel, amelanchier, alder, antelope brush, Symphoricarpos, and Berberis. It has been reared from Quercus garryana, Ceanothus velutinus and Quercus agrifolia.

External links

• Bug Guide
• A revision of Mesogona Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)for North America with descriptions of two new species
• Images