Colobochyla interpuncta

Colobochyla interpuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Colobochyla
Species: C. interpuncta
Binomial name
Colobochyla interpuncta
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Colobochyla saligna Zeller, 1872
  • Colobochyla interpuncta rufa (Grote, 1883)

Colobochyla interpuncta (swamp belle or yellow-lined owlet) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in wetlands from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year in Ohio and Connecticut and more southward.

The larvae feed on willow.


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