''Chytonix sensilis'', the barrens chytonix, is a species of moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
found in North America. It ranges from Quebec to Florida, and from Michigan to Texas. It was first described by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881 and is now listed as endangered in the US state of
Connecticut.
The
wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer.
The larvae graze fungi off leaf litter, mostly off dead wood.
References
Moths described in 1881
Hadeninae
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