Callizzia amorata

Callizzia amorata, the gray scoopwing moth, is a species of swallowtail moth of the family Uraniidae and is found in North America.[1]

Gray scoopwing moth
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukarya
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Subfamily:
Epipleminae
Genus:
Callizzia
Species:
C. amorata
Binomial name
Callizzia amorata
Packard, 1876

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
  1. Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012-04-17). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 178–. ISBN 9780547727431. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. "Species Callizzia amorata - Gray Scoopwing - Hodges#7650". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  3. "222700 – 7650 – Callizzia amorata". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  4. "Attributes of Callizzia amorata". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2014-11-17.


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