- Chytolita petrealis
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Chytolita petrealis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Chytolita Species: C. petrealis Binomial name Chytolita petrealis
Grote, 1880Synonyms - Macrochilo petrealis Grote, 1880
- Chytolita punctiformis J. B. Smith, 1895
- Chytolita fulicalis J. B. Smith, 1907
The Lesser Gray Chytolita, Stone-winged Owlet or Lesser Luteous Snout (Chytolita petrealis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Alberta to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is 22-30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year in the north, from Missouri and southern New Jersey southward there is at least a partial second generation.
Larvae have been reared on dead and dried white oak leaves.
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