Pseudeva purpurigera

Pseudeva purpurigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Pseudeva
Species: P. purpurigera
Binomial name
Pseudeva purpurigera
(Walker , 1858)
Synonyms
  • Deva purpurigera Walker, 1858

The Western Straight-lined Looper (Pseudeva purpurigera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Rocky Mountains from south-west Alberta to New Mexico and east to New England and Newfoundland.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thalictrum.


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