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Dark-Banded Owlet- Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Total length: 12 mm. Gray/brown forewing with straight antemedial and slightly wavy postmedial lines that are bordered with darker brown bands. Reniform spot contains two black dots.
Attracted to a light in a rural area.
The dark-banded owlet is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to North Carolina and Texas.
The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in Alberta. There are two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on dead leaves. They prefer leaves that are moist, blackened and in decay.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 4, 2018. Captured Aug 3, 2018 22:35 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
