Common Fungus Moth

Metalectra discalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae

Metalectra discalis, the common fungus moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Quebec and Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri, north to Ontario.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1,057Canada · 144Brazil · 3Mexico · 3Argentina · 1

Sources and credits

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