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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]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in ... "Butterflies and Moths of Texas".
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 .
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 ...
Hypercompe caudata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Texas, [1] southern Arizona, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. [2] The wingspan is 56 mm for males and 86 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, April, October and November. [3]
Horama panthalon, the Texas wasp moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in South America, Central America, Mexico, the Antilles and southern United States. The wingspan is 32–34 mm (1.3–1.3 in). Adults are on wing year round.