Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 7-8-07. © Cindy Calisher

Megalographa biloba

Widely distributed in the southern parts of the United States and in Central and South America. Larval food plants include alfalfa, barley, cabbage, cranesbill, dandelion, gladiolus, hedge-nettle, kidney-bean, larkspur, lettuce, plantain, sage, tobacco, and vervain. Sometimes considered a pest on cultivated lettuce.

Lepidoptera: Noctuidae

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