Biology:Phalaenophana pyramusalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Phalaenophana |
| Species: | P. pyramusalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenophana pyramusalis (Walker, 1859)
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Phalaenophana pyramusalis, the dark-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America 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.
References
- 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.
- "Species Details Phalaenophana pyramusalis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-661.
- "930487.00 – 8338 – Phalaenophana pyramusalis – Dark-banded Owlet Moth – (Walker, 1859)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=08338.
- McLeod, Robin (February 18, 2019). "Species Phalaenophana pyramusalis - Dark-banded Owlet - Hodges#8338". http://bugguide.net/node/view/17063.
Wikidata ☰ Q7180233 entry
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