Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Limacodidae Scientific name Tortricidia testacea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tortricidia Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Apoda biguttata, Lithacodes fasciola, Natada nasoni, Prolimacodes badia | ||
The warm-chevroned moth (Tortricidia testacea) is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west and south to Manitoba, Missouri and Mississippi. There is also a record from South Carolina.
The wingspan is 15–26 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on beech, birch, black cherry, chestnut, oak and witch-hazel.
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