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Mouralia

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Mouralia
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Mouralia

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

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.

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

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  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.
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