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Mouralia

Mouralia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of only one species Mouralia tinctoides. It is found from Florida to South-east Texas, Georgia, Southern California, the Antilles, from Mexico through Brazil to Northern Argentina and in Peru.

Mouralia
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Mouralia

Walker, 1858
Species:
M. tinctoides
Binomial name
Mouralia tinctoides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Abrostola tinctoides
  • Mouralia annulifera
  • Nystalea cossoides

The wingspan is about 44 mm (1.7 in).

The larvae feed on Tradescantia fluminensis and Tradescantia zebrina. They are also capable of being reared on Commelina diffusa.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Landolt, Peter J. (1993). "Suitability of Six Species of Commelinaceae as Larval Hosts of Mouralia tinctoides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Plusiinae)". The Florida Entomologist. 76 (4): 572–576. doi:10.2307/3495787. ISSN 0015-4040. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links edit

  • Species info
  • Species info on Moths of Jamaica
  • Mouralia at funet

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