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Lycomorpha pholus

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Lycomorpha pholus
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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.[2] The habitat consists of short-grass prairie.[3]

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The wingspan is 25–32 mm.

The larvae feed on lichen and resemble their host.[4]

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Subspecies

  • Lycomorpha pholus pholus
  • Lycomorpha pholus miniata Packard, 1872 (central North American)

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