Bug FAQYellow-lined Chocolate Moth
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
The yellow-lined chocolate moth belongs to the Noctuidae family. It lives in the United States from North Carolina down through Florida to Texas. Its caterpillars feed on the plant Cyrilla racemiflora.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria is a moth in the Noctuidae family.
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What it eats
The larvae eat the plant Cyrilla racemiflora.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes the United States, specifically from North Carolina through Florida to Texas.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of the yellow-lined chocolate moth eat?
The caterpillars feed on Cyrilla racemiflora.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the yellow-lined chocolate moth found?
It occurs in the United States from North Carolina down to Florida and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Erebidae)
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Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skin
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyrostrotis_flavistriaria
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