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Tosale oviplagalis (Dimorphic Tosale Moth)

Synonyms: Tosale anthoecioides; Tosale nobilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Tosale oviplagalis, the dimorphic tosale moth, is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from eastern North America (from New York to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas) south to Colombia and Peru. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are brownish and have elongated scales at the tip of the abdomen. Females have a similar pattern, but in shades of grey. Adults are on wing from May to September.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0