Dark-banded Owlet - Phalaenophana pyramusalis
This individual was so pretty!
TL: ~12 mm. Grayish brown forewings with straight AM and wavy PM lines. Both lines were bordered with darker brown bands. The reniform spot had two black dots.
Habitat: Attracted to a moth 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 Mar 2, 2019. Captured Aug 11, 2018 21:42 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
