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"There are no adult characters (including genitalia) that can be used to reliably separate the adults of the Red-crossed Button Slug from those of the Abbreviated Button Slug." (Wagner, 2005)
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Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2016). Identification verified by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist and Roger Downer/BAMONA
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Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/28/2018).
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Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015).
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Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth caterpillar on oak in Howard Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). Verified by Roger Dwner/BAMONA.
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/20/2018).
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth larva in Washington Co., Maryland (7/9/2017).
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A Red-crossed Button Slug Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/4/2018).
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Source: Wikipedia
Tortricidia pallida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Tortricidia |
Species: | T. pallida
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Binomial name | |
Tortricidia pallida (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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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
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tortricidia pallida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Record List | Public Data Portal | BOLDSYSTEMS". www.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- ^ Wagner, David L. (2010-04-25). Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400834143.
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