Biology:Calyptra canadensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Canadian owlet
File:Calyptra canadensis-adult.tif
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calyptra
Species:
C. canadensis
Binomial name
Calyptra canadensis
(Bethune, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Calpe canadensis Bethune, 1865
  • Plusiodonta purpurascens Walker, 1865
  • Oraesia sobria Walker, 1865
  • Percalpe canadensis

Calyptra canadensis, the Canadian owlet or meadow rue owlet moth,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Charles J. S. Bethune in 1865. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina in mountains, west to Texas , north to Saskatchewan, and occasionally Alberta. It is the only insect from the Calyptra genus to habitat North America.[1] Adults of this species feeds on fruit.[2]

The wingspan is 33–40 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Thalictrum species.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Snyder, Julia L. (December 1, 2016). "Distribution, Phenology, and Notes on the Life History of Calpytra canadensis (Bethune) (Erebidae: Calpinae)". The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 70 (4): 253. doi:10.18473/lepi.70i4.a1. 
  2. Snyder, Julia L.; Powell, Gareth S.; Behring, Robert S.; Alford, Adam M.; Mccarty, Megan E.; Zaspel, Jennifer M. (2016). "Distribution, Phenology, and Notes on the Life History of Calyptra canadensis (Bethune) (Erebidae: Calpinae)" (in en). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 70 (4): 253–259. doi:10.18473/lepi.70i4.a1. ISSN 0024-0966. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.18473/lepi.70i4.a1. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5024702 entry