Pyrrhia exprimens

Pyrrhia exprimens, the purple-lined sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist) in 1857. In North America it is found from Newfoundland and Labrador west across southern Canada to southern Vancouver Island, south to Texas, Arizona and California. Outside of North America it is found in Finland, the West Siberian plain, the South Siberian Mountains and Kazakhstan.

Pyrrhia exprimens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Pyrrhia
Species:	P. exprimens
Binomial name
Pyrrhia exprimens (Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
Heliothis exprimens Walker, 1857 Pyrrhia angulata Grote, 1874 Pyrrhia stilla Grote, 1879

The wingspan is 35–38 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Polygonum species and Aconitum septentrionale as well as a wide variety of other plants.

External links

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Pyrrhia exprimens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
• Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Pyrrhia exprimens (Walker, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
• "The Life History of Pyrrhia exprimens (Noctuidae)". Archived March 5, 2012.
• "Heliothinae (Noctuidae): Collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived March 3, 2016.