A Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
A Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/14/1998).
Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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"This is a southern species at or near its northern range limit in Maryland" (Glaser, 2005).
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A Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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A Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/14/1998).
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Mouse-colored Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Pagara | |
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| Pagara simplex | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pagara Walker, 1856 |
| Species: | P. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Pagara simplex Walker, 1856
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Pagara is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pagara simplex, the mouse-colored lichen moth, is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.[2]
Former species
[edit]- Pagara fuscipes (Grote, 1883)
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pagara simplex Walker, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "930396.00 – 8099 – Pagara simplex – Mouse-colored Lichen Moth – Walker, 1856". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 22, 2019.