genus
Pagara
Pagara
Field notes
Pagara is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Pagara simplex, the mouse-colored lichen moth, is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker in 1856.
The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native Pagara All
Native to the US, by observations.
