Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Mouralia tinctoides | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species M. tinctoides Rank Genus | |
Similar Argyrogramma verruca, Abrostola urentis, Ctenoplusia oxygramma, Allagrapha aerea, Rachiplusia ou | ||
Mouralia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family, consisting of only one species Mouralia tinctoides. It can be found from Florida to South-east Texas, Georgia, Southern California, the Antilles, from Mexico through Brazil to Northern Argentina and in Peru.
The wingspan is about 44 mm.
The larvae feed on Tradescantia fluminensis and Zebrina pendula.
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