Mouralia
Genus of moths
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Mouralia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of only one species Mouralia tinctoides. It is found from Florida to South-east Texas, Georgia, Southern California, the Antilles, from Mexico through Brazil to Northern Argentina and in Peru.
| Mouralia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Plusiinae |
| Genus: | Mouralia Walker, 1858 |
| Species: | M. tinctoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Mouralia tinctoides Guenée, 1852 | |
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The wingspan is about 44 mm (1.7 in).
The larvae feed on Tradescantia fluminensis and Tradescantia zebrina. They are also capable of being reared on Commelina diffusa.[1]
