Phalaenophana pyramusalis

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.

Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Phalaenophana
Species:	P. pyramusalis
Binomial name
Phalaenophana pyramusalis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Phalaenophana gyasalis (Walker, 1859) Phalaenophana rurigena Grote, 1873

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in Alberta. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on dead leaves. They prefer leaves that are moist, blackened and in decay.

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Phalaenophana pyramusalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
• "930487.00 – 8338 – Phalaenophana pyramusalis – Dark-banded Owlet Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (February 18, 2019). "Species Phalaenophana pyramusalis - Dark-banded Owlet - Hodges#8338". BugGuide. Retrieved January 29, 2020.