Cosmia calami

American dun-bar moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cosmia
Species:
C. calami
Binomial name
Cosmia calami
(Harvey, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Calymnia calami Harvey, 1876
  • Cosmia calamia McDunnough, 1938
  • Atethmia canescens Behr, 1885
  • Cosmia calami f. orinellla (Strand, 1916)
  • Cosmia calami f. orinula (Strand, 1916)

Cosmia calami, the American dun-bar moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm (1.3 in).[3]

The larvae are carnivorous and feed on geometrid caterpillars that feed on Quercus species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
  4. ^ Moths of Maryland


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