Darker Moodna Moth Moodna ostrinella (Clemens, 1860)    Synonyms: Hodges #6005.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Pyralidae   >   Genus Moodna   

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"Heinrich (1956) reported peach, apple, pear, loquat, iris, oak and others. The larva is a scavenger of dried seeds, mummified fruits, dried rose buds, rose galls, cotton balls, and acorns" (BugGuide).

There are 73 records in the project database.

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A Darker Moodna Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Darker Moodna Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2013). Determined by Kyle Austin/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Darker Moodna Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Darker Moodna Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/23/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Darker Moodna Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/4/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Darker Moodna Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Darker Moodna Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)


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