Pangrapta decoralis

Pangrapta decoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Pangrapta
Species: P. decoralis
Binomial name
Pangrapta decoralis
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Marmorinia epionoides Guenée, 1852
  • Marmorinia geometroides Guenée, 1852
  • Hypena elegantalis Fitch, 1856
  • Thyridospila recusans Walker, 1866

The decorated owlet (Pangrapta decoralis) is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from Alberta to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.


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