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Crambidia pura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

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Crambidia pura, the pure lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

There appear to be two generations per year, one at the end of June, the other in mid-August.

Larvae feed on lichens.

References

Crambidia pura Wikipedia