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Host plants include White Oak and American Basswood (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
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A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2014).
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A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/11/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/4/2018).
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A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/27/2014).
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Emily Stanley.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/10/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/27/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Emily Stanley.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2020).
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Mark Etheridge.
Confused Woodgrain Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (4/29/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/29/2006).
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Bob Patterson.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/20/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth caterpillar (middle instar) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2014).
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Joanne Solem.
Confused Woodgrain Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Judy Gallagher.
Confused Woodgrain Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/15/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Judy Gallagher.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/10/2010).
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Thomas Wilson.
Confused Woodgrain Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
Confused Woodgrain Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Confused Woodgrain Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/21/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Confused Woodgrain Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (6/20/2019).
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A Confused Woodgrain Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/3/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Source: Wikipedia
Morrisonia confusa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Morrisonia |
Species: | M. confusa
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Binomial name | |
Morrisonia confusa Hübner, 1831
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Morrisonia confusa (the confused woodgrain) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Eastern North America down to Florida, in the north it can be found up to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moth flies from April to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including basswood, birch, ironwood, oak, poplar, sweet gale, and wild black cherry.
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Detailed photograph of Morrisonia confusa head
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Dorsal photograph of Morrisonia confusa
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