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Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth - Hodges#4665 (Lithacodes fasciola)
Species
Lithacodes fasciola
- Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth - Hodges#4665
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon
(Moths)
Superfamily
Zygaenoidea
Family
Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
Genus
Lithacodes
Species
fasciola
(Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth - Hodges#4665)
Hodges Number
4665
Other Common Names
Ochre-winged Hag Moth
Size
18-25mm wingspan
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Identification
Brown/orange forewing crossed by white toothed postmedial line. Dark subterminal line curves from pm. line to outer margin.
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Range
Common in eastern North America.
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Covell does not remark about areas outside this range.
See Also
Lithacodes gracea
Print References
Covell, p. 409 & plate 55 #23
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
- species page with photographs of living and pinned adults.
Works Cited
1.
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by
Mike Boone
on 28 May, 2005 - 2:19pm
Additional contributions by
Maury Heiman
Last updated 12 September, 2009 - 2:58pm
