Bug FAQApocrisias thaumasta
Apocrisias thaumasta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
The adult moth has a wingspan of about 5 to 5.6 centimeters. It is found in southern Arizona in the United States and in Mexico. Adults are on the wing during July and August.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan ranges from 49 to 56 millimeters.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been recorded flying in July and August.
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Where it comes from
Apocrisias thaumasta occurs in southern Arizona and across Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrisias
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