Miacora perplexa

Miacora perplexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Miacora
Species:	M. perplexa
Binomial name
	Miacora perplexa; (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)
Synonyms
	Trypanus perplexus Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; Cossus perplexus; Toronia perplexa; Miacora perplexus;

Miacora perplexa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and western Texas to California and Oregon.^[1] The habitat consists of montane areas.

The length of the forewings is 17–21 mm (0.67–0.83 in) for males and 20–24 mm (0.79–0.94 in) for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.^[2]

References

↑ "Species Toronia perplexus - Hodges#2695". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
↑ "Toronia perplexus". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2026-08-03.

"Lepidoptera generic names catalog". nhm.ac.uk. UK: Natural History Museum.

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[1] "Species Toronia perplexus - Hodges#2695". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-08-03.

[2] "Toronia perplexus". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2026-08-03.

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