Darker Moodna Moth (Moodna ostrinella)

Darker Moodna Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Moodna ostrinella, the darker moodna moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Moodna. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860, and is known from North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Darker Moodna 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

Acrobasis marmorea
Cryptoblabes bistriga
Alophia combustella

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Moodna
Species: Moodna ostrinella

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