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Amphipyra pyramidoides, the copper underwing,[2][3] is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in the US and southern Canada.[3]

Copper Underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Amphipyra
Species:	A. pyramidoides
Binomial name
Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, 1852[1]

The wingspan is 38–52 mm. Adults are on wing from July through October depending on the location. There is one generation per year.[3] They overwinter as eggs.

The larvae feed on the leaves of many broadleaf trees and shrubs, including apple, basswood, hawthorn, maple, oak, walnut, raspberry, grape, greenbrier (Smilax).[3] The larvae are active in the spring; when ready to pupate they build a shelter by rolling a leaf. Aggregations of newly eclosed adults are found under bark, etc., in mid-summer.[3]

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  Larva, early instar
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  Larva, later instar
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  Pupa

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