Lycomorpha pholus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Lycomorpha |
Species: | L. pholus
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Lycomorpha pholus, the black-and-yellow lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to South Dakota and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of short-grass prairie.[3]
The wingspan is 25–32 mm.
The larvae feed on lichen and resemble their host.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Lycomorpha pholus pholus
- Lycomorpha pholus miniata Packard, 1872 (central North American)
References
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- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details: Lycomorpha pholus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Bug Guide