Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth Acoloithus falsarius Clemens, 1860    Synonyms: Hodges #4629.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Zygaenidae   >   Genus Acoloithus   

Status:

Flies from early May through August. Caterpillars mid-August through September.

Description:

Compare with Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth and Yellow-collared Scape Moth.

Relationships:

Larvae feed on the foliage of plants in the grape family.

There are 53 records in the project database.

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Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/29/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/5/2019). Photo by Katie Woods. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar and a Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/14/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/5/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/28/2019). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)


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