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A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2016).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2015).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2014).
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Timothy Reichard.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
Gray Scallopwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/2/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2015).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2019).
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Jim Brighton.
Gray Scallopwing Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/30/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/20/2009).
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Larry Line.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/10/2012).
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Larry Line.
Gray Scallopwing Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Gray Scallopwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Gray Scallopwing Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/9/2017).
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Barbara Thurlow.
Source: Wikipedia
Gray scoopwing moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Callizzia |
Species: | C. amorata
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Binomial name | |
Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876
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Callizzia amorata, the gray scoopwing moth, is a species of swallowtail moth of the family Uraniidae and is found in North America.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults
[edit]Adult forewings are typically held horizontally and spread, while the hindwings are creased and held along or over the abdomen. The forewings each have a black-edged, brown triangle near the outer margin.
Range
[edit]The species' occurrence range extends from California and British Columbia in the west to Florida and Nova Scotia in the east.[2][3][4]
Life cycle
[edit]Adults
[edit]Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from May to August.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012-04-17). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 178–. ISBN 9780547727431. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Species Callizzia amorata - Gray Scoopwing - Hodges#7650". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "222700 – 7650 – Callizzia amorata". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "Attributes of Callizzia amorata". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2014-11-17.