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Scolecocampa liburna (Dead-wood Borer Moth)

Synonyms: Scolecocampa ligni

Wikipedia Abstract

The Dead-wood Borer, Scolecocampa liburna, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found from southern Wisconsin and Michigan to central New England south to Florida and Texas. The wingspan is 35–43 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to late July and again in late August in southern Ohio. There seems to be one generation in the north.. There are more generations southward. The larvae tunnel in fallen branches and trunks of chestnut, hickory, oak, sycamore and other trees. Larvae have also been recorded from fallen dead tulip-trees.
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Prey / Diet

Castanea dentata (American chestnut)[1]
Platanus mexicana (American sycamore)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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