Tortricidia pallida (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) is a animal in the Limacodidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Tortricidia pallida (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Tortricidia pallida (red-crossed button slug) is a Limacodidae moth found in eastern North America whose larvae feed on tree and shrub leaves.
Tortricidia pallida, commonly known as the red-crossed button slug, is a moth species belonging to the family Limacodidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. This moth is found in eastern North America, ranging from Nova Scotia westward to Minnesota, and southward to Louisiana. Its larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of shrubs and trees, including beech, cherry, oak, and willow.
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Adoneta gemina Dyar, 1906
Adoneta spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Pseudanapaea transvestita Hering, 1931
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri (Edwards, 1887)
Anaxidia lozogramma (Turner, 1902)
Euclea nanina Dyar, 1891
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