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Limacodidae
57a0060 – 4661   Packardia elegans (Packard, 1864)
             Elegant Tailed Slug Moth

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • elegans (Packard, 1864) (Cyrtosia) - MONA 1983: 4661
  • ssp. a. elegans (Packard, 1864) (Cyrtosia) - MONA 1983: 4661
  • nigripunctata Goodell, 1881 (Packardia) (synonym of ssp. elegans)
  • ssp. b. fusca (Packard, 1864) (Cyrtosia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Packardia elegans
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    Packardia elegans
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    Packardia elegans
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    Packardia elegans
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