Black and yellow lichen moth (suggested common name) Lycomorpha pholus (Drury) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
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IN865

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Scott, Clare. 2010. “Black and Yellow Lichen Moth (suggested Common Name) Lycomorpha Pholus (Drury) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini): EENY479/IN865, 8/2010”. EDIS 2010 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in865-2010.

Abstract

EENY479, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Clare Scott, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this lichen moth common in the Neotropics — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and mimicry. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, August 2010.

EENY479/IN865: Black and yellow lichen moth (suggested common name) Lycomorpha pholus (Drury) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) (ufl.edu)

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