Pangrapta decoralis

Pangrapta decoralis, the decorated owlet, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America from Alberta to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

Pangrapta decoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Pangrapta
Species:	P. decoralis
Binomial name
Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
Marmorinia epionoides Guenée, 1852 Marmorinia geometroides Guenée, 1852 Hypena elegantalis Fitch, 1856 Thyridospila recusans Walker, 1866

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.

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.
• Cotinis (July 10, 2018). "Species Pangrapta decoralis - Decorated Owlet - Hodges#8490". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
• "930559.00 – 8490 – Pangrapta decoralis – Decorated Owlet Moth – Hübner, 1818". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Pangrapta decoralis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.