Callizzia amorata, the gray scoopwing moth, is a species of swallowtail moth of the family Uraniidae and is found in North America.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Callizzia |
| Species: | C. amorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876
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Description edit
Adults edit
Adult forewings are typically held horizontally and spread, while the hindwings are creased and held along or over the abdomen. The forewings each have a black-edged, brown triangle near the outer margin.
Range edit
The species' occurrence range extends from California and British Columbia in the west to Florida and Nova Scotia in the east.[2][3][4]
Life cycle edit
Adults edit
Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from May to August.[2][3][4]
References edit
- ^ Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012-04-17). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 178–. ISBN 9780547727431. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Species Callizzia amorata - Gray Scoopwing - Hodges#7650". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "222700 – 7650 – Callizzia amorata". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "Attributes of Callizzia amorata". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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