Crambidia lithosioides Dyar, 1898 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crambidia lithosioides Dyar, 1898

Crambidia lithosioides Dyar, 1898

Dark gray lichen moth Crambidia lithosioides is an Erebidae moth found in the southeastern United States whose larvae eat lichens.

Family
Genus
Crambidia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Crambidia lithosioides Dyar, 1898

Crambidia lithosioides, commonly called the dark gray lichen moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898. In the United States, it is found across an area ranging from North Carolina to Florida, and from Kentucky to Mississippi. The larvae of this moth feed on lichens.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Crambidia

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