Pangrapta decoralis

Pangrapta decoralis
Pangrapta decoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Pangrapta
Species: P. decoralis
Binomial name
Pangrapta decoralis
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Marmorinia epionoides Guenée, 1852
  • Marmorinia geometroides Guenée, 1852
  • Hypena elegantalis Fitch, 1856
  • Thyridospila recusans Walker, 1866

The Decorated Owlet (Pangrapta decoralis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Alberta to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 20-28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.

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