Euxoa aequalis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Euxoa aequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. aequalis
Binomial name
Euxoa aequalis (Harvey, 1876)
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Synonyms
Agrotis aequalis Harvey, 1876 Euxoa acornis (Smith, 1895) Carneades acornis Smith, 1895 Carneades megastigma Smith, 1900 Carneades testula Smith, 1900 Agrotis alko Strecker, 1899 Carneades naevulus Smith, 1900 Carneades termessus Smith, 1900 Carneades sessile Smith, 1900 Euxoa sessilis Euxoa yukonensis Lafontaine, 1987

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The Euxoa aequalis is a fascinating type of moth. It belongs to a group of moths called Noctuidae, which are often known as 'owlet moths'. This moth was first officially described by a scientist named Leon F. Harvey way back in 1876.

You can find this moth flying around in North America. It lives in parts of Canada, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. It also flies south into the United States, where it has been seen in Colorado, Wyoming, and California.

This moth is fairly small, with a wingspan of about 33 mm. That's roughly the length of a standard paperclip!

Types of Euxoa aequalis

Sometimes, within a single species, there can be slightly different groups called subspecies. These groups might have small differences in their looks or where they live. Scientists give them special names to tell them apart.

Here are some of the known subspecies of the Euxoa aequalis moth:

• Euxoa aequalis aequalis (Harvey, 1876)
• Euxoa aequalis acornis (Smith, 1895)
• Euxoa aequalis alko (Strecker, 1899)
• Euxoa yukonensis Lafontaine, 1987