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Tortricidia testacea

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Tortricidia testacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Tortricidia
Species:
T. testacea
Binomial name
Tortricidia testacea
Packard, 1864
Synonyms
  • Tortricidia testacea crypta

The warm-chevroned moth (Tortricidia testacea) is a moth of the family Limacodidae. 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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References

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  1. ^ "Tortricidia Packard, 1864".
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