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Species Dysodia oculatana - Eyed Dysodia Moth - Hodges#6078

Representative Images

Moth - Dysodia oculatana Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana Thyrididae (Window-Winged Moth), larva - Dysodia oculatana Eyed Dysodia Moth - Hodges#6078 - Dysodia oculatana Tiny unknown moth - Dysodia oculatana 20190701-SEP_0027 - Dysodia oculatana Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Thyridoidea (Window-winged Moths)
Family Thyrididae (Window-winged Moths)
Subfamily Thyridinae
Genus Dysodia
Species oculatana (Eyed Dysodia Moth - Hodges#6078)

Hodges Number

6078

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dysodia plena (Walker, 1865)
Dysodia fasciata (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Dysodia montana (H. Edwards, 1875)
Dysodia aurea (Pagenstecher, 1892)

Size

18-21 mm wingspan (1)

Range

MS - FL - PA - MO (1)

Food

Beans and Eupatorium (1); Ageratina altissima (MJ Hatfield); Polymnia canadensis (MJ Hatfield)

Life Cycle

Leaf shelter; larva; adult

Internet References

BOLD; BOLD:AAH4491
Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 8 August, 2007 - 12:37pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, marcie oconnor, Blocky
Last updated 8 May, 2023 - 4:04pm

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