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Limacodidae
57a0052 – 4657   Heterogenea shurtleffi Packard, 1864
             Red-eyed Button Slug Moth

© Mark Dreiling
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Heterogenea shurtleffi Packard, 1864
Heterogenea shurtleffii Dyar, 1898
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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
Heterogenea shurtleffi
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Heterogenea shurtleffi
12mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Heterogenea shurtleffi
15mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Heterogenea shurtleffi
© Jim Vargo
Heterogenea shurtleffi
13mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Heterogenea shurtleffi
© George Smiley LG
on Oak (Quercus) 9mm

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