Cosmia calami

Cosmia calami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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)

The American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami) is a moth in the Noctuidae family. 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. The forewings are pale yellow to light brown with small discal spots. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing in midsummer.[3]

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

References

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