Macrorrhinia endonephele is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia. It was described by George Hampson in 1918, and it is known from the southern United States (including Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and South Carolina), but also in South America, including Argentina and Brazil.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Alligatorweed Stemborer 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Macrorrhinia
- Species
- Macrorrhinia endonephele
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