About Tortricidia testacea Packard, 1864
Tortricidia testacea, commonly known as the warm-chevroned moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Limacodidae. This moth is distributed from Nova Scotia westward to Manitoba and southward to Missouri and Mississippi; there is also an official recorded sighting from South Carolina. The wingspan of adult warm-chevroned moths ranges from 15 to 26 mm. Adults are active and can be seen in flight from April through August each year. The caterpillar larvae of this species feed on the foliage of beech, birch, black cherry, chestnut, oak, and witch-hazel trees and shrubs.
