Crowned Slug Moth (Isa textula)

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Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Isa
Species: textula
Profile:
No positives
No neutrals
1 negative

Regional...
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Mobile, Alabama
Glouster, Ohio
Enid, Oklahoma

Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Negative DiOhio On Jan 20, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:
WARNING; The larva to this moth has a "crown" of stinging spines. What a beauty to look at, but don't touch !

Host plants are elms, hickories, lindens, maples, oaks, Prunus species, and other trees and shrubs.

One generation in the north.
By DiOhio
By DiOhio
By robert78
By mamalbug

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