Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Decorated Owlet
Pangrapta decoralis (Hubner, 1818)


Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Eublemminae
Identification: Forewing and hindwing mottled yellowish, dark and light brown, and violet. Note black-dotted reniform spot and curved, double pm. line on forewing and scalloped margin on hindwing. Sharp median line and discal spot on hindwing.
Wing Span: 2-2.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Blueberries.
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