Meroptera pravella is a species of snout moth in the genus Meroptera. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to Idaho, Utah, Colorado and eastern Oregon.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lesser Aspen Webworm 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
- Ectomyelois ceratoniae
- Sciota rhenella
- Sciota hostilis
- Sciota subcaesiella
- Ephestia kuehniella
- Tlascala reductella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Meroptera
- Species
- Meroptera pravella
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