Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth Packardia geminata Packard, 1864    Synonyms: Hodges #4659.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Limacodidae   >   Genus Packardia   

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Compare Packardia albipunctata.

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Uses a variety of trees and shrubs as larval host plants.

There are 48 records in the project database.

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Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/2/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/14/2019). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/5/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/20/2004). Specimen provided and identified by John Glaser. Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jesse C. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth caterpillar on oak in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2015). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2013). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Packardia geminata caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)


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