About Pagara simplex Walker, 1856
Pagara is a monotypic moth genus that belongs to the family Erebidae. Its single species is Pagara simplex, commonly called the mouse-colored lichen moth. Both the genus Pagara and the species Pagara simplex were described by Francis Walker in 1856. This moth species is found in North America, and has been specifically recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. The wingspan of Pagara simplex is about 23 mm. In the southern portion of the species' range, adult moths have been recorded flying year round.
