Mesogona rubra is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Cascade Mountains north to Skamania County, Washington, in the Klamath Mountains, on the Pacific coast from central Oregon to central California, and in the Sierra Nevada.
| Mesogona rubra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mesogona |
| Species: | M. rubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesogona rubra Crabo & Hammond, 1998
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The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm.
The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos columbiana and probably other Arctostaphylos species.
External links edit
- A revision of Mesogona Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)for North America with descriptions of two new species
- Images
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