Spun Glass Slug Moth
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri (H. Edwards, 1889)
Spun Glass Slug Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6601
Synonyms
Beutenmueller's Slug Moth  Hodges #4675 
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Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Adult form
Caterpillar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Isochaetes
Species:
I. beutenmuelleri
Binomial name
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Synonyms
  • Limacodes beutenmuelleri Edwards, 1889

Isochaetes beutenmuelleri, the spun glass slug moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from New York to Florida and west to Colorado and Texas.[2]

Their wingspan is 19–24 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on oak and beech.[4]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. ^ Murphy, Shannon M.; Lill, John T.; Epstein, Marc E. (September 2011). "Natural History of Limacodid Moths (Zygaenoidea) in the Environs of Washington, D.C." The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 65 (3): 137–152. doi:10.18473/lepi.v65i3.a1. ISSN 0024-0966.