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Tortricidia testacea (Warm-chevroned Moth)

Synonyms: Tortricidia crypta

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Prey / Diet

Alnus incana (gray alder)[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