Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth
Patania silicalis

Observation date: November 06, 2022
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Attracted to MV lamp / blacklight set up along road separating large agricultural field and mature mixed forest of pine, holly, sweetgum and oak. Resting wingspan of 29 mm.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 04, 2024
Coordinator notes: Now <i>Patania silicalis</i> (Guenée, 1854). It was formerly in the genus <i>Pleuroptya</i>, Journ. Entomol. Research, 31 (3): 265-275.
Checklist region(s): United States, Maryland, Caroline County