Egira hiemalis

Egira hiemalis
Egira hiemalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Egira
Species: E. hiemalis
Binomial name
Egira hiemalis
Grote, 1874
Synonyms
  • Xylomiges hiemalis
  • Dryobota californica

Egira hiemalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to California.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Kunzia tridentata, Abies grandis, Tsuga heterophylla and Pseudotsuga species, including Pseudotsuga menziesii.

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