| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Heliothentinae |
Protoschinia nuchalis (Grote 1878)
| Common name: listed here as ‘Spotted
sage moth.’
Hodges #: 11082, as Protoschinia scutosa (Fabricius). Identification: Rfw 14 mm; clypeus shelf-like, pro tibia > 3x as long as wide, all tibiae with setae, hw with dark postmedian line and broad fuscous border containing pale marginal spots. Similar species: 11068, 11074, 11077, and 11190.1. Distribution: Great Plains, Great Basin. Hosts: Artemisia dracunculus L. [and other sages?].
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ND, Ransom Co., East S. allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands, 12- VI- 1992, Hg/ UV light, coll. G. Fauske.
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