Gulf-coastal-plain
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Bagisara brouana
Bagisara brouana is a noctuid moth described by A.D.C. Ferguson in 1997. It is known from only two US states—Louisiana and Mississippi—representing one of the most geographically restricted species in the genus. Its extremely limited range has been hypothesized to reflect specialized larval host plant associations, potentially to a single plant genus or species with similarly restricted distribution. The species belongs to the subfamily Bagisarinae, a small New World group whose biology remains poorly documented.
Lapara phaeobrachycerous
Gulf Pine Sphinx
Lapara phaeobrachycerous, the Gulf Pine Sphinx, is a sphinx moth (Sphingidae) described by Brou in 1994. It is restricted to pine forests in the southeastern United States, specifically Mississippi and eastern Louisiana. Adults have a wingspan of 64–78 mm and are active from April through October.