Metalectra discalis

Metalectra discalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Metalectra
Species: M. discalis
Binomial name
Metalectra discalis
(Grote, 1876)

The common fungus moth (Metalectra discalis) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Quebec and Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri, north to Ontario.

The wingspan is 20–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the south and from June to August in the north. There are probably two or more generations per year.

Larvae have been recorded on Bracket fungi and probably feed on other persistent fungi as well.


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