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Litocala sexsignata (Litocala Moth)

Synonyms: Litocala deserta

Wikipedia Abstract

Litocala sexsignata, the Litocala Moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington, Montana, Utah and Colorado south to southern California and northern Baja California. The habitat consists of oak woodlands and forests. The larvae feed on Quercus species (including Quercus chrysolepis and Quercus garryana) and Castanopsis chrysophylla. The larvae are grey with a sinuous black stripe and a pale head with black reticulation and pale lines.
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Prey / Diet

Salix laevigata (red willow)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0