Isogona tenuis

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.

References[edit]

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

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