Eudryas grata Fabricius, 1793 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Eudryas grata Fabricius, 1793
Eudryas grata, the beautiful wood nymph, is a bird dropping-mimicking moth found predominantly across the eastern US.
Eudryas grata, formally described by Fabricius in 1793, is a moth species commonly called the beautiful wood nymph. This species is well known for its mimicry of bird droppings. It occurs predominantly across the whole of the eastern United States. The caterpillars of Eudryas grata use a set of host plants that include Ampelopsis, buttonbush, grapes, hops, and Virginia creeper.
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Spiramater lutra Guenée, 1852
Pyreferra pettiti Grote, 1874
Orthosia ferrigera Smith, 1894
Hadena irregularis Hufnagel, 1766
Pseudeustrotia carneola Guenée, 1852
Acronicta cinerea (Hufnagel, 1766)
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