Isogona snowi
(Redirected from Snow's Owlet Moth)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Isogona |
| Species: | I. snowi
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| 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.[1] 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
[edit]- ^ 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