Cosmia calami

American dun-bar moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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