Species Deltote bellicula - Bog Deltote - Hodges#9046

9046

Bog Lithacodia

Bog Glyph

Deltote bellicula (Hübner, 1818)

Lithacodia bellicula Hübner, 1818

Phylogenetic sequence #931289

The only species in this genus in America north of Mexico.(1)

wingspan 18-22 mm (2)

Adult: small broad-winged gray moth with darker brown, white, and dull rusty-orange markings; forewing median and terminal areas brown, the former separated from rusty-orange subterminal area by prominent inwardly-angled white line; reniform and orbicular spots are small white bars joined by narrow pale orange bar; hindwing light grayish-brown with pale fringe.

Newfoundland to British Columbia, south to Florida, west to New Mexico. (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8)

acid bogs and other wet areas

Adults are most common from May to September. (9)

Heppner (2003) listed the flight time as February to March in Florida. (6)

Heppner (2003) listed the larval foodplants as unknown. (6)

Pacific Northwest Moths (5)

Moth Photographers Group (9)

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems (10)

pinned adult image plus habitat, description, flight season, distribution (G.G. Anweiler, U. of Alberta)

pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

distribution in Canada list of provinces (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)