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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Eustrotiinae » Capis

Genus Capis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Season · Food · Internet References
brown halter moth - Capis curvata Curved Halter or Bog Capis Moth - Capis curvata Capis curvata Capis curvata Capis curvata - Capis curvata Curved Halter Moth - Capis curvata Curved Halter Moth - Hodges#9059 - Capis curvata Capis curvata (Curved Halter Moth) - Capis curvata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Eustrotiinae
Genus Capis
Explanation of Names
CAPIS: from the Latin "capistrum" (a halter) - perhaps a reference to the markings on the forewings?
Numbers
2 species in North America [Capis curvata] (nearctica.com)
and 9059.1 – Capis archaia Handfield & Handfield, 2006 MPG
Range
northeastern North America
Season
adults fly in June and July
Food
larval food plant apparently unknown
Internet References
live adult image (Steve Walter, Connecticut)
pinned adult image (CBIF)
live adult image (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
status in Ohio (Ohio State U.)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 April, 2005 - 12:12am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 10 April, 2021 - 3:43pm

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