The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A. Author Pogue, Michael G. text Zootaxa 2006 2006-05-26 1215 1 1 95 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1215.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1215.1.1 1175­5334 5064764 B89D6B58-561B-48A5-B7D7-51B5C30B93CC 12. Euxoa bostoniensis (Grote) ( Figs. 14–15 , Map 8) Identification: Forewing length 15.0–17.0 mm. All the species of Euxoa treated here have a round unscaled frontal tubercle on the frons and biserrate male antennae. Forewing ground color is gray. The forewing lines, antemedial, median, postmedial, and subterminal are faint, slightly darker than the ground color, and extend from costa to posterior margin. Reniform spot is represented by a faint, small round dot at end of discal cell. Hindwing is white in the male and dark gray in the female. Flight period: Collected in mid­October. MAP 8. Collecting localities of Euxoa bostoniensis . Collected localities: Tennessee : Cocke Co. , Foothills Parkway N , 4.5 mi from Hwy. 321. ( 2 specimens ) Elevation range: 1680 ft. ( 512 m ) General distribution: In North America from southern Ontario , Canada and Massachusetts south to Virginia , Tennessee , and southern Missouri ( Lafontaine 1987 ). There are two old specimens in the USNM , one from Florida and the other from South Dakota with no specific locality. These may or may not be accurate localities . Larval hosts: Larvae reared on tobacco ( Nicotania sp., Solanaceae ) ( Lafontaine 1987 ).