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Copablepharon longipenne, the dusky dune moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.[1] It is found in North America from south-western Manitoba to southern Alberta, south to western Texas.[2]

Dusky dune moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Copablepharon
Species:
C. longipenne
Binomial name
Copablepharon longipenne
Grote, 1882

The wingspan is 35–39 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

Larvae live buried about 2.5 cm deep in the soil near the host plant and apparently feed underground. The larvae pupate in the soil, emerging about two and a half weeks later.[3]


Subspecies



References


  1. "933268.00 – 10689 – Copablepharon longipenne – Grote, 1882". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 13, 2020). "Copablepharon longipenne Grote, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. Anweiler, G. G. (February 11, 2005). "Species Details Copablepharon longipenne". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.


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