''Ledaea perditalis'', the buttonbush owlet or lost owlet moth, is a
moth in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The species was
first described by
Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from the
Great Lakes states,
Quebec and northern
New England, south to
Florida and
Texas.
The
wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in the south and from May to August in the north. There are one to three generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Cephalanthus
''Cephalanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about six species that are commonly known as buttonbush.
Description
They are shrubs or small trees growing to tall. The leaves are simple, arranged in opposite ...
'' species and ''
Scirpus cyperinus''.
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Pangraptinae
Moths of North America
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