Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/11/2014).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/13/2017).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2007).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2018).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/8/2019).

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Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Loxahatchee NWR, Florida (12/5/2012).

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Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 432566 - Psn: 45)

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/21/2015).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/7/2019).

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Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/7/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1331216 - Psn: 88)

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/7/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth.

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Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/7/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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"The only recorded food plant is a species of wild coffee, Psychotria nervosa Sweet, reported (as P. undata, a synonym) by Kimball (1965: 217). As Psychotria is not present in most of its range, tyralis must have other hosts (John Glaser, Micromoths, 2005).

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Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/11/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/13/2017). View Record Details Media by Jeff Schultz.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2007). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/8/2019). View Record Details Media by Jason Avery.

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Loxahatchee NWR, Florida (12/5/2012). Media by Judy Gallagher.

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/21/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/7/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth. Media by John Glaser.

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/7/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.