Calyptra canadensis

Canadian owlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calyptra
Species: C. canadensis
Binomial name
Calyptra canadensis
(Bethune, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Calpe canadensis Bethune, 1865
  • Plusiodonta purpurascens Walker, 1865
  • Oraesia sobria Walker, 1865
  • Percalpe canadensis

Calyptra canadensis, the Canadian owlet, is a moth of the Noctuoidea family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina in mountains, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan. Occasionally straying to Alberta.

The wingspan is 33–40 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Thalictrum species.


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