Hodges-8951
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Plusia nichollae
West Coast Plusia
Plusia nichollae is a species of looper moth in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Plusiinae. It is native to North America, with a distribution concentrated on the western coast of the continent as suggested by its common name. The species was described by Hampson in 1913, originally placed in the genus Phytometra. Like other members of the genus Plusia, it is characterized by looping locomotion in its larval stage due to reduced proleg number. The MONA or Hodges number for this species is 8951.