Prolimacodes badia
"Skiff moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Isa textula.
| Prolimacodes badia | |
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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 Limacodidae family. 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, chestnut, Ostrya virginiana, oak, poplar, Myrica gale and willow.
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