Pantographa limata Grote & Robinson is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pantographa limata Grote & Robinson

Pantographa limata Grote & Robinson

Pantographa limata (basswood leafroller moth) is a Crambidae moth found in North America with a ~38 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Pantographa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pantographa limata Grote & Robinson

Pantographa limata, commonly known as the basswood leafroller moth, is a species of moth that belongs to the family Crambidae. This moth is found in North America, specifically across the locations of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The wingspan of Pantographa limata is approximately 38 mm. The larvae of this species feed on plants from the Tilia genus, and they roll the leaves of their host plant. Adult moths feed on basswood, oak, and rock elm.

Photo: (c) Andrée Reno Sanborn, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrée Reno Sanborn

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Pantographa

More from Crambidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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