Eutricopis nexilis

Eutricopis nexilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eutricopis
Species: E. nexilis
Binomial name
Eutricopis nexilis
Morrison, 1875
Synonyms
  • Eutricopis elaborata (H. Edwards, 1881)
  • Eutricopis nexilis subcolorata

The White-spotted Midget (Eutricopis nexilis) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia and New England west across southern Canada to southern Vancouver Island, north to Yukon and south in the mountains to California and Colorado.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Antennaria species.

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