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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Erebidae
930758 – 8647   Thysania zenobia (Cramer, [1777])
             Owl Moth

© Seth Patterson
Distribution: AZ to FL with strays as far north as SK to QC, Canada.
Similar Species:
  • Thysania agrippina (Cramer, 1775) [8648], extralimital north of southern Mexico, is commonly confused with zenobia yet easily separated by sight. See images at Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • zenobia Cramer [1777] (Attacus) - MONA 1983: 8647
  • References
    Thysania zenobia
    © Aaron Cavosie
    Thysania zenobia
    – © Rene Lahousse
    Thysania zenobia
    – © Rene Lahousse
    Thysania zenobia
    110mm – © Jim Vargo

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