Nature Trivia- Moths of Arkansas, Bombycidae

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Acrolophidae
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Cosmopterigidae
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Variable AntepioneIlia UnderwingPainted Lichen Moth3Eyed BaileyaZale lunataTufted Bird-Dropping MothRed-bordered Emerald- Nov. 05Small-eyed SphinxFalse UnderwingIo Moth2 



 Family Bombycidae

 

 

 

 

 

Subfamily Apatelodinae

 Spotted Apatelodes- July

 Spotted Apatelodes2- July 2005

Spotted Apatelodes (Apatelodes torrefacta)

Primary food plants:

Larvae feed on the leaves of a variety of trees, including oaks, maples, ashes, and species of the genus Prunus.

Wingspan:

1 3/10 - 1 7/10 in. (3.2 - 4.2 cm) 

Season:

May - August

Description:

The blackish-brown patch located at the base of the gray forewings is characteristic of this species.  

 

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