Tortricidia testacea

(Tortricidia testacea)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Limacodidae
Genus:Tortricidia
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