Phalaenostola metonalis
Phalaenostola metonalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
Genus: | Phalaenostola |
Species: | P. metonalis |
Binomial name | |
Phalaenostola metonalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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The Pale Phalaenostola, Tufted Snout or Pale Epidelta (Phalaenostola metonalis) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina, west to Missouri.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
Larvae feed on dead grass and dead leaves of deciduous trees. Larvae have also been reared on dandelion and lettuce.