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An Angel Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/7/2013).
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Matt Tillett.
An Angel Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2015).
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Ashley Bradford.
An Angel Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2015).
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Ashley Bradford.
An Angel Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/7/2013).
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Matt Tillett.
A Angel Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/16/2013).
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Emily Stanley.
An Angel Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020).
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Dave Webb.
An Angel Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2010). Determined by Chris Ginter/BugGuide.
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Eric Gofreed.
An Angel Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2010). Determined by Chris Ginter/BugGuide.
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Eric Gofreed.
An Angel Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2010). Determined by Chris Ginter/BugGuide.
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Eric Gofreed.
An Angel Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2003).
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Larry Line.
An Angel Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (//2003).
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Larry Line.
An Angel Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2002).
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Mark Etheridge.
An Angel Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/12/2019).
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Bob Cammarata.
An Angel Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2019).
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Bonnie Ott.
An Angel Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2019).
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Bonnie Ott.
An Angel Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2019).
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Bonnie Ott.
Source: Wikipedia
Olceclostera angelica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Apatelodidae |
Genus: | Olceclostera |
Species: | O. angelica
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Binomial name | |
Olceclostera angelica | |
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Olceclostera angelica, the angel moth, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae.[2] The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Wisconsin and Ontario.[3] The habitat consists of deciduous forests.
The wingspan is 32–42 mm (1.3–1.7 in). Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Fraxinus and Syringa species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Olceclostera angelica (Grote 1864)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6. Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "890004.00 – 7665 – Olceclostera angelica – Angel Moth – (Grote, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Cotinis (9 March 2016). "Species Olceclostera angelica - The Angel - Hodges#7665". BugGuide. Retrieved 16 October 2018.