Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Metalectra discalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Hypena bijugalis, Hypena baltimoralis, Idia, Parallelia bistriaris | ||
The Common Fungus Moth (Metalectra discalis) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Quebec and Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri, north to Ontario.
The wingspan is 20–29 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in the south and from June to August in the north. There are probably two or more generations per year.
Larvae have been recorded on Bracket fungi and probably feed on other persistent fungi as well.
References
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