15-29 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishThe Nun
English (US)Exposed Bird-dropping Moth
EspañolPolilla excremento de pájaro
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Alcea rosea Common hollyhock
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Acontia aprica Hübner, 1808 Noctua aprica Hübner, 1808 Noctua alboater Haworth, 1809 Acontia limbolaris Geyer, 1832 Acontia unocula Freyer, 1849
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Lepiforum e. V.
North American Moth Photographers Group
UK Moths Ian Kimber
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| Extinct | |
| Extinct in the wild | |
| Critically endangered | |
| Endangered | |
| Vulnerable | |
| Near Threatened | |
| Least Concern | |
| Lower Risk | |
| Legally protected | |
| CITES |