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Eutricopis nexilis, the white-spotted midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875.[1] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia and New England west across southern Canada to southern Vancouver Island, north to Yukon and south in the mountains to California and Colorado.

Eutricopis nexilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Eutricopis
Species:	E. nexilis
Binomial name
Eutricopis nexilis Morrison, 1875
Synonyms
Eutricopis elaborata (H. Edwards, 1881) Eutricopis nexilis subcolorata

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Antennaria species.

References

• "932038.00 – 11062 – Eutricopis nexilis – White-spotted Midget Moth – Morrison, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Eutricopis nexilis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
• Kistler, Ethan (April 9, 2014). "Species Eutricopis nexilis - White-spotted Midget Moth - Hodges#11062". BugGuide. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

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