Pococera expandens Walker, 1863 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pococera expandens Walker, 1863

Pococera expandens Walker, 1863

Pococera expandens is a Pyralidae moth found across North America with a 22 mm wingspan, active as adults from April to September.

Family
Genus
Pococera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pococera expandens Walker, 1863

Pococera expandens, commonly known as the striped oak webworm moth or the double-humped pococera moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Pyralidae. This species is native to North America, and has been officially recorded in the following locations: Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The wingspan of adult Pococera expandens measures 22 millimeters. Adult individuals of this species have been observed in flight between the months of April and September.

Photo: (c) Stott Noble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stott Noble · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Pococera

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