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Moonseed Webworm
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Moonseed Webworm

Omphalocera cariosa

Omphalocera cariosa is a species of snout moth, and the type species in the genus Omphalocera. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from North America (including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia) to Brazil.

Adults are on wing from May to August in North America.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 417127.