Plusiodonta compressipalpis, the moonseed moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Minnesota, extreme southern Canada and Connecticut, south to northern Florida and Texas.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Moonseed Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Plusiodonta
- Species
- Plusiodonta compressipalpis
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