Phyprosopus callitrichoides

Phyprosopus callitrichoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Phyprosopus
Species:	P. callitrichoides
Binomial name
Phyprosopus callitrichoides Grote, 1872
Synonyms
Phyprosopus nasutaria Zeller, 1872

Phyprosopus callitrichoides, the curve-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1] It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Montana and Texas.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae are described as "fantastically bizarre"[2] and feed on greenbrier species (see Smilax).

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Phyprosopus callitrichoides Grote, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
2. Bartlett, Troy (May 26, 2014). "Species Phyprosopus callitrichoides - Curve-lined Owlet - Hodges#8525". BugGuide. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

• "931101.00 – 8525 – Phyprosopus callitrichoides – Curve-lined Owlet Moth – Grote, 1872". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 23, 2019.