Hahncappsia mancalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida, Texas and Arizona and further south to Mexico and Costa Rica.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Hahncappsia 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.
Easily confused with
- Hahncappsia pergilvalis
- Helvibotys helvialis
- Paracorsia repandalis
- Neohelvibotys neohelvialis
- Paratalanta hyalinalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Hahncappsia
- Species
- Hahncappsia mancalis
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