Common name: Bi-colored lichen moth.
Hodges #: 8043.
Identification: Rfw 12.7 mm, Palpi short, ocelli absent, tegulae
and costal margin of fw yellow.
Similar species: 8045.1, 2415
Distribution: Southern Canada, and northern U.S., south in Rockies
to Colorado.
Hosts: Larvae feed on lichens associated with conifers.
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MN, Lake Co., Lake Leander barrens, T160N R19W, Sec. 17.
Hg/UV light, 16- VII- 1992, coll. G. Fauske.
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