Cosmia calami

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]

American dun-bar moth
Scientific classification
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)

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]