Psaphida electilis

Psaphida electilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Psaphida
Species:	P. electilis
Binomial name
	Psaphida electilis; (Morrison, 1875)
Synonyms
	Eutolype electilis (Morrison, 1875); Dicopis electilis Morrison, 1875; Eutolype depilis Grote, 1881; Eutolype bombyciformis J. B. Smith, 1892;

Psaphida electilis, the chosen sallow, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875. It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and Wisconsin.

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The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya and Juglans species.

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