Phalaenostola metonalis

Phalaenostola metonalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Phalaenostola
Species: P. metonalis
Binomial name
Phalaenostola metonalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Epidelta metonalis Walker, 1859
  • Phalaenostola gaosalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Phalaenostola inceptaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Phalaenostola effusalis (Walker, 1860)
  • Phalaenostola longilabris (Grote, 1872)
  • Herminia longilabris Grote, 1872

The pale phalaenostola, tufted snout or pale epidelta (Phalaenostola metonalis) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina, west to Missouri.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

Larvae feed on dead grass and dead leaves of deciduous trees. Larvae have also been reared on dandelion and lettuce.


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