Metaxaglaea inulta

Metaxaglaea inulta
Metaxaglaea inulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metaxaglaea
Species: M. inulta
Binomial name
Metaxaglaea inulta
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Orthosia inulta Grote, 1874

The Unsated Sallow or Arrowwood Sallow (Metaxaglaea inulta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Missouri, north to Manitoba.

The wingspan is 40-48 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to November.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum species, including Viburnum dentatum, Viburnum lentago and Viburnum lantana.

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