Biology:Callizzia amorata
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Short description: Species of moth
Gray scoopwing moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Callizzia |
Species: | C. amorata
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Binomial name | |
Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876
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Callizzia amorata, the gray scoopwing moth, is a species of swallowtail moth of the family Uraniidae and is found in North America.[1]
Description
Adults
Adult forewings are typically held horizontally and spread, while the hindwings are creased and held along or over the abdomen. The forewings each have a black-edged, brown triangle near the outer margin.
Range
The species' occurrence range extends from California and British Columbia in the west to Florida and Nova Scotia in the east.[2][3][4]
Life cycle
Adults
Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from May to August.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012-04-17). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 178–. ISBN 9780547727431. https://books.google.com/books?id=0_f3ySLwB5EC&pg=PA178. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Callizzia amorata - Gray Scoopwing - Hodges#7650". bugguide.net. http://bugguide.net/node/view/42485/data. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "222700 – 7650 – Callizzia amorata". Moth Photographers Group. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=7650. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Attributes of Callizzia amorata". Butterflies and Moths of North America. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Callizzia-amorata. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
Wikidata ☰ Q19596235 entry
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