A Decorated Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/16/2014).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2016).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/18/2019).
Decorated Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2022).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2013).
Decorated Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/24/2013).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/11/2007).
Decorated Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2014).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/8/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019).
Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/9/2020).
Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015).
Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/24/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/22/2003).
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2004).
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317 Records
Status
Host plants are Vaccinium.
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A Decorated Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/16/2014).
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Mike Burchett.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2016).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/18/2019).
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Judy Gallagher.
Decorated Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2022).
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Jim Moore.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2013).
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Scott Housten.
Decorated Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/24/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/11/2007).
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Hans Holbrook.
Decorated Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2014).
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Emily Stanley.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/8/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Jane Chandler.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/9/2020).
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Dave Webb.
Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015).
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Jim Brighton.
Decorated Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/24/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/22/2003).
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Larry Line.
A Decorated Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2004).
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Larry Line.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pangrapta |
| Species: | P. decoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818
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Pangrapta decoralis, the decorated owlet, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America 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.
References
[edit]- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- Cotinis (July 10, 2018). "Species Pangrapta decoralis - Decorated Owlet - Hodges#8490". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "930559.00 – 8490 – Pangrapta decoralis – Decorated Owlet Moth – Hübner, 1818". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Pangrapta decoralis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.