Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 186623 - Psn: 0)

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/2/2012).

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A Curve-lined Owlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2013).

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A Curve-lined Owlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2013).

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 273605 - Psn: 40)

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/12/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 801702 - Psn: 44)

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/26/2018).

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 173134 - Psn: 45)

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020).

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/7/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 275856 - Psn: 55)

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 186622 - Psn: 60)

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/7/2021).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/19/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/19/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/9/2016).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth larva in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/9/2016).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2007). Identified by Brandon Woo.

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/21/2018).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/27/2018).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/23/2019).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/16/2019).

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A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/2/2012). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Curve-lined Owlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/26/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/19/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth larva in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2007). Identified by Brandon Woo. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/21/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/27/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/23/2019). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Curve-lined Owlet Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

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Phyprosopus callitrichoides

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Phyprosopus
Species:	P. callitrichoides
Binomial name
*Phyprosopus callitrichoides* Grote, 1872
Synonyms
Phyprosopus nasutaria Zeller, 1872

Phyprosopus callitrichoides, the curve-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.^[1] It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Montana and Texas.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae are described as "fantastically bizarre"^[2] and feed on greenbrier species (see Smilax).

References

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^ Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Phyprosopus callitrichoides Grote, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Bartlett, Troy (May 26, 2014). "Species Phyprosopus callitrichoides - Curve-lined Owlet - Hodges#8525". BugGuide. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

"931101.00 – 8525 – Phyprosopus callitrichoides – Curve-lined Owlet Moth – Grote, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

Taxon identifiers
Phyprosopus callitrichoides	Wikidata: Q7189481 BAMONA: Phyprosopus-callitrichoides BOLD: 16322 BugGuide: 497 CoL: 77GCY EoL: 558480 GBIF: 1769336 iNaturalist: 228024 IRMNG: 11153637 ITIS: 939862 LepIndex: 287618 MONA: 8525 NatureServe: 2.110611 NCBI: 2013403 Open Tree of Life: 4246811

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Curve-lined Owlet Moth

Phyprosopus callitrichoides Grote, 1872

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