false owlet moth

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English

Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides.

Etymology

From false +‎ owlet moth. False owlet moths are in the family Drepanidae, whereas the 'true' owlet moths are in Noctuidae.

Noun

false owlet moth (plural false owlet moths)

  1. Any moth of the subfamily Thyatirinae, resembling moths of the family Noctuidae.

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