Prolimacodes badia

Prolimacodes badia, the skiff moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from New Hampshire to Florida, west to southern Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Mounted
Larva
Pupa
"Skiff moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Isa textula.

Prolimacodes badia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Prolimacodes
Species:
P. badia
Binomial name
Prolimacodes badia
(Hübner, [1822])
Synonyms
  • Limacodes scapha Harris, 1841
  • Limacodes undifera Walker, 1855
  • Eulimacodes scapha
  • Prolimacodes badia argentimacula

The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including birch, blueberry, cherry, chestnut, Ostrya virginiana, oak, poplar, Myrica gale and willow.


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