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Mocis texana, the Texas mocis, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario, south to Florida, west to Texas to Minnesota. The wingspan is 42–50 millimetres (1.7–2.0 in). Adults are on wing from April to September. The larvae feed on Digitaria species.
Adult moths of this species do not feed. Female Texas buck moths fly 10–20 feet above the ground within oak trees while males fly near the ground. [2] Hosts of the Texas buck moth include Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis), Havard's oak (Q. havardii), Shumard's oak (Q. shumardii), and Nuttall oak (Q. texana). [2]
Glenoides texanaria, the Texas gray moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts to Florida and from Missouri to Texas. [1] The wingspan is 16–24 mm. [2] Adults are mainly on wing from January to April and from June to December in Florida. [3]
Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas , California , and Alberta .
The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This list is sorted by MONA number (sometimes called a Hodges number), a numbering system for North American moths introduced by Ronald W. Hodges , et al. in 1983 in the publication Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of ...
By RYAN GORMAN The face of Jesus Christ has been spotted in a Texas moth. Yvonne Esquilin, of Georgetown, sent a picture of the unusual moth to local television station KXAN last week after ...
Pages in category "Lists of butterflies and moths of the United States" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Idaea tacturata, the dot-lined wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. [1] It is found in the US from Virginia to Florida, west to south-eastern coastal Texas. [2] The wingspan is 13–21 mm. They are on wing year round in the southern part of the range. The larvae feed on ...