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Euxoa tristicula, the early cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1876 and is found in the United States and Canada,[1] where it ranges from southern British Columbia, south through Oregon to central California along the coast. The habitat consists of coastal rainforests, mixed hardwood forests, and mixed hardwood-conifer forests at low to middle elevations west of the Cascades.[2]

Euxoa tristicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. tristicula
Binomial name
Euxoa tristicula (Morrison, 1876)
Synonyms
Agrotis tristicula Morrison, 1875 Euxoa nesilens Smith, [1904]

The wingspan is 38–42 mm. The forewings are whitish to greyish with large discal spots. The hindwings are dark brown to grey with a paler fringe.[3] Adults are on wing from late spring to early September.

References

External links

• "933342.00 – 10723 – Euxoa tristicula – (Morrison, 1876)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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