A Spectacled Nettle Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
Spectacled Nettle Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2020). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/16/2018).
A Spectacled Nettle Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/8/2019).
A Spectacled Nettle Moth.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (7/13/2014).
Spectacled Nettle Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Map Snapshot
32 Records
Citations
No citations linked for this taxon yet.
Use of media featured on Maryland
Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the
photographer.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
View Record Details
Media by
Emily Stanley.
Spectacled Nettle Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2020). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Emily Stanley.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/16/2018).
View Record Details
Media by
Josh Emm.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/8/2019).
View Record Details
Media by
Mark Etheridge.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth.
View Record Details
Media by
John Glaser.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2013). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
View Record Details
Media by
Boyer and McDowell.
A Spectacled Nettle Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (7/13/2014).
View Record Details
Media by
Bob Cammarata.
Spectacled Nettle Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
View Record Details
Media by
Adrienne van den Beemt.
Source: Wikipedia
| Abrostola urentis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Abrostola |
| Species: | A. urentis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852
| |
Abrostola urentis, the spectacled nettle moth or variegated brindle, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across Canada to Vancouver Island, south to North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Colorado and Oregon.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Urtica dioica.
References
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abrostola urentis.
- Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Abrostola urentis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
 | This Plusiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |