Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Calyptra canadensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Calyptra Rank Species | |
Similar Calyptra, Calyptra minuticornis, Hypena baltimoralis, Plusiodonta compressipalpis, Calpinae | ||
Vampire moth calyptra canadensis piercing a strawberry
Calyptra canadensis, the Canadian owlet, is a moth of the Noctuoidea family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina in mountains, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan. Occasionally straying to Alberta.
The wingspan is 33–40 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Thalictrum species.
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