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Morrisonia mucens

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Morrisonia mucens
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M. mucens
Binomial name
Morrisonia mucens
(Hübner, [1831])
Synonyms
  • Septis mucens Hübner, [1831]
  • Xylina multifaria Walker, 1857
  • Xylina spoliata Walker, 1857
  • Xylophasia sectilis Guenée, 1852
  • Morrisonia rileyana Smith, 1890
  • Morrisonia sectilana Strand, 1917

The gray woodgrain (Morrisonia mucens) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from coastal Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Texas.

The wingspan is about 29 mm. There is one generation per year.

Larvae have been reared on Quercus nigra.