Spragueia leo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Spragueia
Species:
S. leo
Binomial name
Spragueia leo
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Agrophila leo Guenée, 1852

Spragueia leo, the common spragueia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Ontario, Manitoba and south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.

The wingspan is 12 to 18 millimetres (0.47 to 0.71 in). Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on Convolvulus species.

  • "931387.00 – 9127 – Spragueia leo – Common Spragueia Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  • Bartlett, Troy (September 13, 2017). "Species Spragueia leo - Common Spragueia - Hodges#9127". BugGuide. Retrieved September 22, 2020.


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