Isogona tenuis

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Isogona tenuis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Isogona
Species:
I. tenuis
Binomial name
Isogona tenuis
(Grote, 1872)

Isogona tenuis, the thin-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. [1] It is found from Ontario, Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 28–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). [2] Adults are on wing from May to August in the north and from April to October in the south.

The larvae feed on Celtis species.

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References

  1. "930734.00 – 8493 – Isogona tenuis – Thin-lined Owlet Moth – (Grote, 1872)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 18, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. McLeod, Robin (March 12, 2013). "Species Isogona tenuis - Thin-lined Owlet - Hodges#8493". BugGuide. Retrieved November 18, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)