Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Appearance
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri | |
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Adult form | |
Caterpillar | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Isochaetes |
Species: | I. beutenmuelleri
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Binomial name | |
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri (H. Edwards, 1889)[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ 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.