Tortricidia pallida
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | T. pallida
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Tortricidia pallida, the red-crossed button slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1] It is found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Louisiana.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of many different types of shrubs and trees including beech, cherry, oak and willow.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Tortricidia pallida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=77840. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Record List | Public Data Portal | BOLDSYSTEMS". http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Tortricidia%20pallida%22%5Btax%5D.
- ↑ Wagner, David L. (2010-04-25) (in en). Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400834143. https://books.google.com/books?id=F8Ur63KP538C&q=tortricidia+pallida+larvae+feeding&pg=PA35.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14497779 entry
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