Megalographa biloba (Stephens 1830)
| Common name: Bilobed looper moth.
Hodges #: 8907. Identification: Rfw 17.4 mm, fw stigma very large, bilobed, silvery scales in lower half of reniform spot and am line. Meta-tibiae without spiniform setae. Similar species: 8911, 8924, 8950, 8952. Distribution: southern Canada to Mexico, largely absent from Pacific northwest. does not overwinter in the northern portions of its range. Hosts: Larvae have been reported from a wide variety of herbaceous plants including: Brassica oleracea L. (cabbage), Hordeum vulgare L. (barley, Lactuca sataiva L. (lettuce), Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa), Nicotiana tabacum L. (tobacco), and Phaseolus vulgaris L. (bean).
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ND, Cass Co. Fargo. 5- X- 2004, fluorescent lt. coll. G. Fauske.
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