Achatia distincta

Achatia distincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Achatia
Species:	A. distincta
Binomial name
Achatia distincta Hübner, [1813]
Synonyms
Dicopis vitis French, 1879

The Distinct Quaker (Achatia distincta) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in most of United States and south-eastern Canada (from Quebec to Manitoba).

The wingspan is 30-37 mm. Adults are on wing from late March to early May. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of ash, birch, butternut, flowering crabapple, grape, hickory, maple and oak.

External links

• Bug Guide
• Images
• Moths of Maryland

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