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Noctuidae 933560 – 10929   Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758)              Great Brocade

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Caprifoliaceae Ericaceae Myricaceae Pinaceae Ranunculaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sapindacea..  Host genera: Acer Alnus Betula Delphinium Larix Myrica Populus Prunus Salix Spiraea Symphoricarpos Vaccinium.  Host extended: feed primarily on broad-leaved trees & shrubs as well as conifers (Powell & Opler 2009); generalist ...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occulta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 10929 ssp. a. occulta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena)  extricata (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Hadena)  fumea Corti & Draudt, 1933 (Eurois)  ichinosawana (Matsumura, 1931) (Rhyacia)  passetii (Thierry-Mieg, 1886) (Agrotis)  prolixa (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Polia)  puncticosta (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Polia)  roseovirgata (Dannehl, 1929) (Agrotis)  tibetica Corti & Draudt, 1933 (Eurois) ssp. b. implicata (Lefèbvre, 1836) (Hadena)

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. Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 83; pl. 1.51. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.15f; p. 315. 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 E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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