Bug FAQOpharus muricolor
Opharus muricolor · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
It lives in the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Adults are on the wing from May through August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been recorded flying from May to August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.
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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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Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opharus_muricolor
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Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.