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Phalaenophana pyramusalis

Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-banded Owlet 6.2.6279.f07..w.wiki.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Phalaenophana
Species: P. pyramusalis
Binomial name
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Phalaenophana gyasalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Phalaenophana rurigena Grote, 1873

The dark-banded owlet (Phalaenophana pyramusalis) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found 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.



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