Orthosia pacifica
Species of moth
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Orthosia pacifica is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[3][4][1] It is found in western North America.[4][2]
| Orthosia pacifica | |
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| Illustration of Orthosia pacifica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Orthosiini |
| Genus: | Orthosia |
| Species: | O. pacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthosia pacifica (Harvey, 1874) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Adults are gray-brown. The fore-wings are light brown with darker brown and black markings. The hind-wings are whitish with darker markings. Larvae are green with white dorsal lines and markings.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Orthosia pacifica is 10494.[5]