Biology:Cosmia calami

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Short description: Species of moth

Cosmia calami
Cosmia calami.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cosmia
Species:
C. calami
Binomial name
Cosmia calami
(Harvey, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Calymnia calami Harvey, 1876
  • Cosmia calamia McDunnough, 1938
  • Atethmia canescens Behr, 1885
  • Cosmia calami f. orinellla (Strand, 1916)
  • Cosmia calami f. orinula (Strand, 1916)

Cosmia calami, the American dun-bar moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including California , Georgia, Massachusetts , Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee , Washington and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm (1.3 in). The forewings are pale yellow to light brown with small discal spots. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing in midsummer.[3]

The larvae are carnivorous and feed on geometrid caterpillars that feed on Quercus species.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5174030 entry