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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tiger and Lichen Moths (Arctiinae) » Lichen Moths (Lithosiini) » Lithosiina » Crambidia » Pearly-winged Lichen Moth - Hodges#8051 (Crambidia casta)

Species Crambidia casta - Pearly-winged Lichen Moth - Hodges#8051

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Lithosiini (Lichen Moths)
Subtribe Lithosiina
Genus Crambidia
Species casta (Pearly-winged Lichen Moth - Hodges#8051)
Hodges Number
8051
Habitat
Dry, open woodlands, especially jack pine and montane forests. Also found in prairie riparian woods.
Food
Lichens
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Pacific Northwest Moths
Moths of North Dakota
Contributed by Ron M. on 11 September, 2008 - 11:08pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 30 March, 2019 - 8:24am

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