Prolimacodes badia

Short description: Species of moth

"Skiff moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Isa textula.

Prolimacodes badia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Limacodidae
Genus:  | Prolimacodes
Species:  |

P. badia

Binomial name
Prolimacodes badia

(Hübner, 1822)

Synonyms

* Limacodes scapha Harris, 1841
* Limacodes undifera Walker, 1855
* Eulimacodes scapha
* Prolimacodes badia argentimacula

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.

Mounted Larva Pupa

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Insects of eastern forests. The Service. 1985. p. 178. https://archive.org/details/insectsofeastern00serv/page/178/mode/2up?q=Prolimacodes+badia.

## External links

* Bug Guide

Wikidata ☰ Q7249613 entry

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