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Gray Sallow Moth (Psaphida grandis)

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Psaphida grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Psaphida
Species:
P. grandis
Binomial name
Psaphida grandis
(J. B. Smith, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Eutolype grandis J. B. Smith, 1898

Psaphida grandis, the gray sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1898. It is found in North America from Ontario, south to Florida. It has been recorded from Iowa, New York, Maryland, South Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

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