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Phalaenostola larentioides, the black-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America from New Brunswick and Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida and Texas, west to Ontario. The wingspan is 17 to 24 millimetres (0.67 to 0.94 in). Adults are on wing ...
Phalaenophana pyramusalis, the dark-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to North Carolina and Texas. The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in Alberta. There are two or more ...
Isogona tenuis, the thin-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. [ 1 ] It is found from Ontario , Wisconsin , Ohio and New Jersey , south to Florida and Texas .
The word Noctuidae is derived from the name of the type genus Noctua, which is the Latin name for the little owl, and the patronymic suffix -idae used typically to form taxonomic family names in animals. [10] The common name "owlet" originally means a small or young owl. The names "armyworms" and "cutworms" are based on the behavior of the ...
An owlet is a young owl. Owlet may also refer to: Animals. A number of small species of owls in the family Strigidae; Owlet moth, a family in Noctuidae;
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70,000 described species, the largest number of any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state.
Cucullia convexipennis, the brown-hooded owlet or brown-bordered cucullia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The length of the ...
Meterana exquisita (also known as the exquisite owlet moth) [3] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand . It is classified as "At Risk, Relict'" by the Department of Conservation .