Phyprosopus callitrichoides
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.
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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
- Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Phyprosopus callitrichoides Grote, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- Bartlett, Troy (May 26, 2014). "Species Phyprosopus callitrichoides - Curve-lined Owlet - Hodges#8525". BugGuide. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- "931101.00 – 8525 – Phyprosopus callitrichoides – Curve-lined Owlet Moth – Grote, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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