A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2019).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/12/2013).

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/22/2014).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2022).

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 425710 - Psn: 32)

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 229664 - Psn: 52)

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/11/2020).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2020).

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 229839 - Psn: 78)

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2013).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/18/2007).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2010).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/18/2006).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/10/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2003).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2001).

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/22/2018).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/4/2022).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2022).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/29/2022).

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1121110 - Psn: 200)

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2021). (c) redfire311, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1339575 - Psn: 200)

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2021). (c) redfire311, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2018).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015).

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A Beautiful Wood Nymph Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2011).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/13/2016).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/21/2019).

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/20/2017).

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In Frederick County caterpillars have been found feeding on Virginia Creeper.

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A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/12/2013). View Record Details Media by Benjamin DeHaven.

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/22/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/26/2022). View Record Details Media by Dean Mahlstedt.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/11/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/18/2007). View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/18/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/10/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2001). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/22/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/12/2021). (c) redfire311, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by redfire311 via iNaturalist.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Beautiful Wood Nymph Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2011). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/13/2016). View Record Details Media by Christine Yale.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/21/2019). View Record Details Media by William Blauvelt.

A Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/20/2017). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

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Eudryas grata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Eudryas
Species:	E. grata
Binomial name
*Eudryas grata* Fabricius, 1793

Eudryas grata is a moth known as the beautiful wood nymph. They are known for their mimicry of bird droppings. This species is found predominantly across the entire eastern United States. Hosts for the caterpillar include Ampelopsis, buttonbush, grapes, hops, and Virginia creeper.^[1]

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Larvae or caterpillar of Eudryas grata.
Eudryas grata adult
Eudryas grata at rest, shown from above

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^ "Beautiful Wood-nymph Eudryas grata Fabricius | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org.

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Taxon identifiers
Eudryas grata	Wikidata: Q5406777 BAMONA: Eudryas-grata BioLib: 1193319 BOLD: 11895 BugGuide: 3060 CoL: 3C37Q EoL: 888743 GBIF: 5112131 iNaturalist: 84333 IRMNG: 10627935 ITIS: 938606 LepIndex: 48235 MONA: 9301 NatureServe: 2.115269 NCBI: 56386 Open Tree of Life: 747141

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Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth

Eudryas grata (Fabricius, 1793)

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