Copablepharon grandis

Copablepharon grandis, the pale yellow dune moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Strecker in 1878. It is found in North America from southern Alberta east to south-western Manitoba, the eastern parts of South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa, west to California and south to southern Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.

Copablepharon grandis
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C. grandis
Binomial name
Copablepharon grandis
(Strecker, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Aedophron grandis Strecker, 1877
  • Copablepharon grande (Strecker, 1878)
  • Copablepharon subflavidens Grote, 1882

The wingspan is 38–41 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

  • Anweiler, G. G. (February 11, 2005). "Species Details Copablepharon grandis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  • "933283.00 – 10681 – Copablepharon grandis – (Strecker, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.


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