Lascoria ambigualis

Lascoria ambigualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Lascoria
Species: L. ambigualis
Binomial name
Lascoria ambigualis
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Lascoria bifidalis (Grote, 1872)
  • Lascoria indivisalis (Grote, 1872)


The Ambiguous Moth (Lascoria ambigualis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations in Connecticut and multiple broods in Missouri.

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemum species, including aster, blackberry and verbesina. Larvae have also been reared on dead leaves.


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