Moths of North Carolina
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12 NC Records

Calyptra canadensis (Bethune, 1865) - Canadian Owlet Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: CalpinaeTribe: CalpiniP3 Number: 930612.00 MONA Number: 8536.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on Meadow-rue (Thalictrum spp.) (Wagner, 2005) - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Calyptra canadensis - Canadian Owlet Moth

Photos: 4

Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-06-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ted Wilcox on 2022-05-17
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Ted Wilcox on 2022-05-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ted Wilcox on 2022-05-08
Watauga Co.
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