Pseudeva palligera

Pseudeva palligera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Pseudeva
Species: P. palligera
Binomial name
Pseudeva palligera
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Deva palligera Grote, 1881
  • Pseudeva rubigera Hampson, 1913

The Western Unspotted Looper (Pseudeva palligera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in western Oregon and mountainous areas of northern Idaho and adjacent Montana. From western Oregon it occurs south through California to San Diego County. It is also found from Vancouver Island and British Columbia south through most of California.

The wingspan is 29–30 mm.

The larvae probably feed on Thalictrum.


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