Kingdom Animalia Family Limacodidae Scientific name Prolimacodes badia Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Prolimacodes Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Lithacodes fasciola, Natada nasoni, Butterflies and moths, Apoda biguttata, Isa textula | ||
Skiff moth caterpillars prolimacodes badia
Prolimacodes badia, the skiff moth, is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in North America from New Hampshire to Florida, west to southern Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.
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The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including birch, blueberry, cherry, chestnut, Ostrya virginiana, oak, poplar, Myrica gale and willow.
Skiff moth caterpillar prolimacodes badia
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