Moth Photographers Group – Eudryas grata

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Noctuidae

931966 – 9301 Eudryas grata (Fabricius, 1793)

Beautiful Wood-nymph

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Distribution:	Throughout eastern US and southeastern Canada.
Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Cannabaceae Rubiaceae Vitaceae. Host genera: Ampelopsis Cephalanthus Humulus Parthenocissus Vitis. Host extended: Cephalanthus(?) Humulus(?) (Wagner 2005). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Description/ Field Marks:	Dark band along outer margin of forewing is smooth inwardly, not scalloped.
Similar Species:	931964 Eudryas unio: Dark band along outer margin of forewing is scalloped inwardly. 931965 Eudryas brevipennis: Strictly a western species. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	grata (Fabricius, 1793) (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 9301 assimilis Boisduval, 1874 (Eudryas) cludialis (Martyn, 1797) (Phalaena)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
Species Page at iNaturalist
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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