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Tortricidia pallida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Tortricidia
Species:	T. pallida
Binomial name
Tortricidia pallida (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
Limacodes pallida Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Limacodes pallida flavula Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Tortricidia pallida flavula

Tortricidia pallida, the red-crossed button slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Louisiana.

The larvae feed on the leaves of many different types of shrubs and trees including beech, cherry, oak and willow.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tortricidia pallida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
2. "Record List | Public Data Portal | BOLDSYSTEMS". www.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
3. Wagner, David L. (2010-04-25). Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400834143.

External links

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