Hydraecia obliqua

Harvey, 1876

Hydraecia obliqua is a noctuid first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It occurs in western North America from California's Sierra Nevada north through coastal Oregon and Washington to southwestern British Columbia, with an isolated at Terrace, British Columbia. The occupies riparian zones, oak savanna, mixed hardwood forests, and valley grasslands.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hydraecia obliqua: /hɪˈdrɑː.iː.sɪə əˈbliː.kwə/

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Habitat

Riparian zones along creeks and rivers of coastal rainforests, oak savanna, mixed hardwood forests, and valley grasslands.

Distribution

Western North America, extending east to the Sierra Nevada in California and the crest of the Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington. Continuous coastal distribution from California north to southwestern British Columbia, with a disjunct northern at Terrace, British Columbia.

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