Eudryas grata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera (Moths + butterflies) |
Suborder: | Glossata |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
(unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae (Owlet moths) |
Subfamily: | Agaristinae (Forester moths) |
Genus: | Eudryas (Wood nymphs) |
Species: | E. grata |
Binomial name | |
Eudryas grata Fabricius, 1793 |
Eudryas grata is a moth known as the beautiful wood nymph. The caterpillars are known to feed on the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).