About Bagisara repanda Fabricius, 1793
Bagisara repanda, commonly known as the wavy lined mallow moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. Its distribution ranges from the southern United States, where it occurs from South Carolina to Florida, extending west to Texas, south through Guatemala, Panama, the Antilles, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil, all the way to Argentina. The forewings of this moth measure between 10 and 12 mm in length. In Louisiana, most adult individuals are active in flight from late August through November. In tropical regions, and possibly in Florida, adults can be found in flight year round. The larvae of Bagisara repanda feed on plants from the Sida genus, and may also feed on other genera within the Malvaceae plant family.
