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    Decorated Owlet Moth (Pangrapta decoralis)

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    Pangrapta decoralis
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Superfamily: Noctuoidea
    Family: Erebidae
    Genus: Pangrapta
    Species:
    P. decoralis
    Binomial name
    Pangrapta decoralis
    Hübner, 1818
    Synonyms
    • Marmorinia epionoides Guenée, 1852
    • Marmorinia geometroides Guenée, 1852
    • Hypena elegantalis Fitch, 1856
    • Thyridospila recusans Walker, 1866

    Pangrapta decoralis, the decorated owlet, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America from Alberta to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

    The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are two to three generations per year.

    The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.

    References

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    • Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
    • Cotinis (July 10, 2018). "Species Pangrapta decoralis - Decorated Owlet - Hodges#8490". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
    • "930559.00 – 8490 – Pangrapta decoralis – Decorated Owlet Moth – Hübner, 1818". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
    • Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Pangrapta decoralis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.