Prolimacodes badia
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Prolimacodes |
| Species: | P. badia
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| Prolimacodes badia (Hübner, 1822)
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Prolimacodes badia, the skiff moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from New Hampshire to Florida, west to southern Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.
The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including birch, blueberry, cherry,[1] chestnut, Ostrya virginiana, oak,[2] poplar, Myrica gale and willow.
References
- ↑ Kula, Robert R.; Lill, John T.; Murphy, Shannon M.; Stoepler, Teresa (September 2009). "First Host Records for the Nearctic Species Triraphis discoideus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae)". Entomological News 120 (4): 380–386. doi:10.3157/021.120.0406. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44843159.
- ↑ Insects of eastern forests. The Service. 1985. p. 178. https://archive.org/details/insectsofeastern00serv/page/178/mode/2up?q=Prolimacodes+badia.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7249613 entry
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