Callizzia amorata

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

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

  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. 1 2 "Species Callizzia amorata - Gray Scoopwing - Hodges#7650". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  3. 1 2 "222700 – 7650 – Callizzia amorata". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  4. 1 2 "Attributes of Callizzia amorata". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2014-11-17.


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