Common name: Scarlet winged lichen
moth.
Hodges #: 8089.
Identification: Rfw 14.2 mm, complete pattern in red and black;
head and thorax red.
Similar species: 8090, 8092,
8087.
Distribution: southern Canada and U. S. except West Coast.
Hosts: Larvae feed on lichens.
Note: as of this writing, the USGS website has the names of
8090 and 8089 transposed with respect to the photographs, consequently
distributional data from that site are questionable.
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ND, Barnes Co., 29- VI- 1985., UV lt.
Head and prothorax showing concolorous vertex, ptagiae,
and tegulae. |