Dichagyris acclivis (Morrison)

Pogue, Michael G., 2006, The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A., Zootaxa 1215 (1), pp. 1-95 : 23

11. Dichagyris acclivis (Morrison)

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Identification: Forewing length 14.0–18.0 mm. Forewing is dark gray with a contrasting lighter patch along costal half extending to the reniform spot. There is a distinct row of white spots between the forewing veins in the terminal area. Hindwing is dirty white suffused with gray along costa, outer margin, and veins.

Flight period: August to early September.

Collected localities: This species is not recorded from the Park, but it is likely to occur there.

General distribution: From southern Ontario and southern Massachusetts south to eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, west to Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas and south to east central Texas ( Lafontaine 2004).

Larval hosts: Larvae feed on seeds of switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum L., Poaceae ) ( Lafontaine 2004).