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Packardia elegans

Packardia elegans, the elegant tailed slug moth, is a species of moth in the family Limacodidae. It is found in Canada and the United States, where it has been recorded from woodlands and forests, ranging from north-eastern Missouri to Quebec and Maine, south to north-eastern Georgia.

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm.

The larvae feed on various woody plants, including beech, cherry and oak.

Subspecies

  • Packardia elegans elegans
  • Packardia elegans fusca <small>(Packard, 1864)</small>

See also

References

  • The Life-Histories of the New York Slug Caterpillars. XIII-XIV. Harrison G. Dyar, Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar., 1898), page 5 (JStor Stable URL)

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