Metaxaglaea inulta
Species of moth
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Metaxaglaea inulta, the unsated sallow or arrowwood sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Missouri, north to Manitoba.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Metaxaglaea |
| Species: | M. inulta |
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| Metaxaglaea inulta (Grote, 1874) | |
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The wingspan is 40–48 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to November, sometimes even to January.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum species, including Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum lentago and Viburnum lantana.
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