Metaponpneumata Moth Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi (Möschler, 1890)

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Amphipyrinae

Identification: Forewing brownish-gray with irregular, wavy AM and PM lines; reniform spot pale, notched or broadly V-shaped, with black outline; dark shading in median area, sometimes continuing beyond reniform spot; short apical dash continues into fringe; terminal line dashed; hindwing yellowish-gray with white fringe.

Wing Span: 2.0-2.4 cm

Life History:

Flight: May to June and August to September.

Caterpillar Hosts: Corn and sorghum, and probably other herbaceous plants.

Adult Food:

Habitat:

Range: Southern California to central Texas, south to Venezuela.

Conservation:

NCGR:

Management Needs:

Taxonomy Notes: None.

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