Grapevine Epimenis Moth Psychomorpha epimenis (Drury, 1782)    Synonyms: Hodges #9309.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Noctuidae   >   Genus Psychomorpha   

Status:

Only member of its genus north of Mexico. Found throughout the eastern U.S. in wooded habitats.

Relationships:

Larvae feed on leaves of plants in the Grape Family (Vitaceae).

There are 51 records in the project database.

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A Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2022). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/11/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (4/11/2014). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/25/2016). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (4/3/2020). (c) jrcagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jrcagle via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A Grapevine Epimenis Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/19/2009). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Grapevine Epimenis Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/27/1983). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

A Grapevine Epimenis Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/7/2017). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Grapevine Epimenis Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/30/2020). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by kbarylski via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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