Isogona snowi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Isogona |
Species: | I. snowi |
Binomial name | |
Isogona snowi (J. B. Smith, 1908) | |
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Isogona snowi or Snow's owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by John B. Smith in 1908. It is found in southern Texas and Mexico.
The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Celtis pallida.
References
- Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Isogona snowi (Smith, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- 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.
- "930738.00 – 8497 – Isogona snowi – Snow's Owlet Moth – (Smith, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- McLeod, Robin (November 28, 2013). "Species Isogona snowi - Snow's Owlet - Hodges#8497". BugGuide. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- Original description: Smith, John B. Journal of the New York Entomological Society: 96-97
Taxon identifiers | |
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Isogona snowi |
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