Lycomorpha pholus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Lycomorpha
- Species
- Lycomorpha pholus
- Scientific Name
- Lycomorpha pholus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Lycomorpha pholus
Lycomorpha pholus, the black-and-yellow lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to South Dakota and Texas. The habitat consists of short-grass prairie.
The wingspan is 25–32 mm.
The larvae feed on lichen and resemble their host.
...Lycomorpha pholus in languages:
- English
- Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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