Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) hlinak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2009).
A Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/1994).
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Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) hlinak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2009).
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A Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/1994).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lycomorpha |
| Species: | L. pholus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycomorpha pholus | |
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Lycomorpha pholus, the black-and-yellow lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to South Dakota and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of short-grass prairie.[3]
The wingspan is 25–32 mm.
The larvae feed on lichen and resemble their host.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Lycomorpha pholus pholus
- Lycomorpha pholus miniata Packard, 1872 (central North American)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lycomorpha pholus.
Wikispecies has information related to Lycomorpha pholus.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details: Lycomorpha pholus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Bug Guide