| Hydraecia petasitis | |
|---|---|
| |
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hydraecia |
| Species: | H. petasitis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hydraecia petasitis | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The butterbur (Hydraecia petasitis) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found from most of Europe, east to Siberia and Japan.[2]