Biology:Phyprosopus callitrichoides

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyprosopus callitrichoides
Phyprosopus callitrichoides.jpg
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P. callitrichoides
Binomial name
Phyprosopus callitrichoides
Grote, 1872
Synonyms
  • Phyprosopus nasutaria Zeller, 1872

Phyprosopus callitrichoides, the curve-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1] It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Montana and Texas .

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae are described as "fantastically bizarre"[2] and feed on greenbrier species (see Smilax).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189481 entry