n.w. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
March 23, 2015
Size: FW 5.5mm
Two individuals showed up at my porchlight on this night, a first record for my yard. I'm ruling out the similar
P. liriodendrana based on published ranges (
liriodendrana on MPG vs.
viteana) and potential host plants. Grapes are abundant in my neighborhood but there is no tulip-tree anywhere close and only a few very scattered magnolia's (another reported host of
liriodendrana).