Common name: American copper underwing.
Hodges #: 9638.
Identification: Rfw 20.6 mm, both wings glossy, hw coppery
orange, lacking post-median band and black margin. All tibiae without
setae.
Similar species: 9640.
Distribution: southern Canada and U. S.
Hosts: Larvae are general feeders including: Malus–apple,
Crataegus– hawthorn, Ribes– raspberry, Quercus– oak,
Vitus– grape, Acer– maple, and Juglans– walnut.
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ND, Cass Co., Fargo, NDSU campus. 24- VIII-
1993. UV light, coll. G. Fauske.
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