Colobochyla interpuncta

Colobochyla interpuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Colobochyla
Species: C. interpuncta
Binomial name
Colobochyla interpuncta
(Grote, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Colobochyla saligna Zeller, 1872
  • Colobochyla interpuncta rufa (Grote, 1883)

The Swamp Belle or Yellow-lined Owlet (Colobochyla interpuncta) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in wetlands from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year in Ohio and Connecticut and more southward.

The larvae feed on willow.

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