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Ledaea perditalis

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Ledaea perditalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ledaea
Species:
L. perditalis
Binomial name
Ledaea perditalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Ledaea semilineata (Walker, 1865)
  • Ledaea umbrifascia (Grote, 1873)

The buttonbush owlet (Ledaea perditalis) is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found 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 species and Scirpus cyperinus.


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