Abagrotis anchocelioides (Guenée)

Pogue, Michael G., 2006, The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A., Zootaxa 1215 (1), pp. 1-95 : 36

3. Abagrotis anchocelioides (Guenée)

( Fig. 32, Map 21)

Identification: Forewing length 15.0–18.0 mm. Forewing ground color is brown with contrasting tan terminal area. Orbicular spot is more round than in A. alternata , slightly darker than ground color, and outlined with cream. There is a small cluster of black scales at the costal apex of the subterminal line in A. anchocelioides that is absent in A. alternata . Hindwing is brown with tan fringe.

Flight period: Early September.

Collected localities: North Carolina: Swain Co., Big Cove Road site b. (3 specimens)

Elevation range: 2120 ft. (646 m)

General distribution: Occurs from southern Quebec to southern Manitoba south to North Carolina, west to Minnesota, Kentucky, and Missouri ( Lafontaine 1998). The specimens from GSMNP are at the southern limits of its range.

Larval hosts: Unknown.

MAP 21. Collecting localities of Abagrotis anchocelioides .