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Noctuidae 932292 – 9547   Phlogophora periculosa Guenée, 1852              Brown Angle Shades

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Cupressaceae Dryopteridaceae Ericaceae Pinaceae Plantaginaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sapindaceae[Aceraceae] Urticaceae.  Host genera: Abies Acer Alnus Cedrus Corylus Eubotrys Kalmia Picea Pieris Plantago Polystichum Prunus Salix Spiraea Thuja Tsuga Urtica Vaccinium Viburnum.  Notes: trees & plants (Leckie & Beadle 2018); wide variety of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees (Powell & Opler 2009); polyphagous trees and shrubs (Poole 1989); very broad generalist on all types of vege...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: periculosa Guenée, 1852 (Phlogophora) - MONA 1983: 9547 v-brunneum (Grote, 1875) (Trigonophora)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.7f; p. 295. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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