A Painted Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2019).
A Painted Lichen Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/15/2013).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/11/2014).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2017).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/30/2017).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Painted Lichen Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2014).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2021).
Painted Lichen Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Painted Lichen Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/10/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Painted Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2017).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/14/2020).
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2015).
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/17/2006).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2003).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2004).
A Painted Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2004).
A Painted Lichen Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/11/2014).
A Painted Lichen Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/30/2014).
Painted Lichen Moths in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/21/2018).
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427 Records
Description
Distinguished from Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth by broad yellow edging to forewing and yellowish central veins.
Relationships
Larval hosts are lichens and mosses!
Seasonality Snapshot
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A Painted Lichen Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Painted Lichen Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/15/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/11/2014).
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Bill Hubick.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2017).
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Dave Webb.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/30/2017).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).
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Scott Housten.
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Painted Lichen Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2014).
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Emily Stanley.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2021).
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Dave Webb.
Painted Lichen Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emily Stanley.
Painted Lichen Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/10/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Painted Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/30/2017).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/14/2020).
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Dave Webb.
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2015).
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Scott Housten.
Painted Lichen Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/17/2006).
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Dave Czaplak.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).
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Scott Housten.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2003).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Painted Lichen Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Painted Lichen Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/11/2014).
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Scott Housten.
A Painted Lichen Moth caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/30/2014).
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Scott Housten.
Painted Lichen Moths in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/21/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
Source: Wikipedia
| Painted lichen moth | |
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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: | Hypoprepia |
| Species: | H. fucosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, [1831]
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Hypoprepia fucosa, the painted lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
The wingspan is 25–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in the north and possibly most of the year in Florida.
The larvae feed on lichen, algae and moss on trees.
Subspecies
[edit]- Hypoprepia fucosa subornata
- Hypoprepia fucosa tricolor
References
[edit]- McLeod, Robin (February 29, 2016). "Species Hypoprepia fucosa - Painted Lichen Moth - Hodges#8090". BugGuide. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "930205.00 – 8090 – Hypoprepia fucosa – Painted Lichen Moth – Hübner, [1831]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner [1831"]. Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
External links
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