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Erebidae
930219 – 8045.1   Crambidia pallida Packard, 1864
             Pale Lichen Moth

© Carol Wolf
Description/
Field Marks:
Both sexes have ciliate antennae. Strong light colored bar at the distal end of the forewing cell, paler ground color, and larger size usually separates this from uniformis. Wingspan = 20-25 mm (Forbes 1960).
Similar Species:
  • Crambidia lithosioides Dyar, 1898: ♂ has pectinate antennae (bristles on each segment thickened in the basal half, not threadlike throughout); ♀ has serrate antennae. Wingspan: ♂ = 12 mm, ♀ = 18 mm (Forbes 1960).
  • Crambidia uniformis Dyar, 1898: ♂ has ciliate antennae; ♀ has filiform antennae. Wingspan = 18 mm (Forbes 1960).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pallida Packard, 1864 (Crambidia) - MONA 1983: 8045.1
      Type locality: ♂ Mass.; ♀ Brunswick, ME.
  • 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.
    • Forbes, W.T.M., 1960. Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States Part IV. Agaristidae through Nymphalidae Including Butterflies. Cornell University Agriculture Experimental Station Memoirs, 371: 43.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Packard, A.S., 1864. Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 3: 99.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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