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title: "Dark-banded Owlet"
description: "Phalaenophana pyramusalis — Insecten en spinnen. Phalaenophana pyramusalis, the dark-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dark-banded-owlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dark-banded Owlet

> Phalaenophana pyramusalis — Insecten en spinnen. Phalaenophana pyramusalis, the dark-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Phalaenophana pyramusalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9644
- Wikidata: [Q7180233](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7180233)
- iNaturalist taxon: [178403](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/178403)

## Names

- en: Dark-banded Owlet
- es: Polilla de bandas oscuras

## Countries with the most observations

US (5526), CA (1743), MX (10), CO (6), CR (5)

## Summary

Phalaenophana pyramusalis, the dark-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to North Carolina and Texas.
The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in Alberta. There are two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on dead leaves. They prefer leaves that are moist, blackened and in decay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaenophana_pyramusalis

## Photo

![Dark-banded Owlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dark-banded-owlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165936242

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dark-banded-owlet?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).