Tortricidia pallida

Short description: Species of moth

Tortricidia pallida

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Limacodidae

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Tortricidia

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T. pallida

Binomial name
Tortricidia pallida

(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Synonyms

* Limacodes pallida Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
* Limacodes pallida flavula Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
* Tortricidia pallida flavula

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ "Record List | Public Data Portal | BOLDSYSTEMS". http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query="Tortricidia pallida"[tax].
3. ↑ 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

* Bug Guide

Wikidata ☰ Q14497779 entry

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