Canadian Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Canadian Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/30/2006).
Canadian Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Canadian Owlet Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Canadian Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).
A Canadian Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).
A Canadian Owlet Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2001).
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/5/2017).
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2018). Verified by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2020).
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/4/2015).
A later instar Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/3/2016).
An early instar Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/3/2016).
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2016).
An early instar Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2017).
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2017).
A Canadian Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2017).
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar on Tall Meadow-rue in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/25/2017).
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/3/2018).
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2019).
Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/12/2017).
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2018).
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Caterpillars in Carroll County have been photographed on Tall Meadow-rue (B. Cammarata).
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Canadian Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Canadian Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/30/2006).
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Canadian Owlet Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Canadian Owlet Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Canadian Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Canadian Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Canadian Owlet Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/5/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2018). Verified by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2020).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/4/2015).
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Bob Cammarata.
A later instar Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/3/2016).
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Bob Cammarata.
An early instar Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/3/2016).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2016).
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Bob Cammarata.
An early instar Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar on Tall Meadow-rue in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/25/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/3/2018).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2019).
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Bob Cammarata.
Canadian Owlet Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/12/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Canadian Owlet Moth larva in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2018).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Canadian owlet | |
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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: | Calyptra |
| Species: | C. canadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptra canadensis (Bethune, 1865)
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Calyptra canadensis, the Canadian owlet or meadow rue owlet moth,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Charles J. S. Bethune in 1865. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina in mountains, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan, and occasionally Alberta. It is the only insect from the Calyptra genus to habitat North America.[1] Adults of this species feeds on fruit.[2]
The wingspan is 33–40 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Thalictrum species.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Snyder, Julia L. (December 1, 2016). "Distribution, Phenology, and Notes on the Life History of Calpytra canadensis (Bethune) (Erebidae: Calpinae)". The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 70 (4): 253. doi:10.18473/lepi.70i4.a1. S2CID 88605149.
- ^ Snyder, Julia L.; Powell, Gareth S.; Behring, Robert S.; Alford, Adam M.; Mccarty, Megan E.; Zaspel, Jennifer M. (2016). "Distribution, Phenology, and Notes on the Life History of Calyptra canadensis (Bethune) (Erebidae: Calpinae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 70 (4): 253–259. doi:10.18473/lepi.70i4.a1. ISSN 0024-0966. S2CID 88605149.
External links
[edit]- Anweiler, G. G. (November 21, 2003). "Species Details Calyptra canadensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Nendick-Mason, Hannah (June 22, 2018). "Species Calyptra canadensis - Canadian Owlet - Hodges#8536". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Original description: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia: 213.
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