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Mouralia tinctoides

Mouralia tinctoides

(Guenée, 1852)

Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

The wingspan is about 44 mm.

The larvae feed on Tradescantia fluminensis and Tradescantia zebrina. They are also capable of being reared on Commelina diffusa.

Source: Wikipedia, article Mouralia tinctoides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Florida
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/15/2021
Marcos Garberoglio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
160633315/04/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresFloridaMarcos Garberoglio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Mouralia tinctoides – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.