Mcdunnough-1927
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Euxoa lillooet
Lillooet Dart
Euxoa lillooet is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae, described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1927. It is one of approximately 150 species in the genus Euxoa, a large group of noctuid moths commonly known as darts or cutworms. The species is found in North America, though specific details about its biology and ecology remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Like other Euxoa species, the larvae are likely subterranean or surface-feeding cutworms that may damage herbaceous plants.
Sphenarches ontario
Grape Flower Plume Moth
Sphenarches ontario is a plume moth (family Pterophoridae) described from Ontario, Canada in 1927 by James Halliday McDunnough. It is commonly known as the Grape Flower Plume Moth. The species belongs to a genus characterized by distinctive wing morphology typical of plume moths, with wings divided into feathery plumes. As a member of the Oxyptilini tribe, it is part of a group of small to medium-sized plume moths whose larvae often feed on flowers and fruits.