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Limacodidae 57a0062 – 4653   Tortricidia pallida of authors (not Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)              Red-crossed Button Slug Moth

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Description/ Field Marks: Tortricidia is in need of revision. Similar Species: 4654 Tortricidia flexuosa - Marc Epstein (pers. comm., 2018) advises that we are currently unable to separate many of what we call Tortricidia pallida and Tortricidia flexuosa based on the larva, adult (including genitalia), and DNA. Furthermore, illustrations of the type of pallida, which is no longer extant, appears to be what we often refer to as flexuosa. At present, flexuosa represent all the 'morphs' (those that are heavily marked on the FW down to very little, but more on the yellowish side of things) and pallida represent the more pale, almost pinkish tan ones that have either a faint band or nothing on the FW. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pallida of authors not Herrich-Schäffer 1854 (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4653 flavula Herrich-Schäffer 1854 (Limacodes) Taxonomic Notes: Tortricidia pallida of authors; (not Herrich-Schäffer, 1854): treatment follows Epstein & Fiesler (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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) Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Wagner, D.L., 2005. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press, 1-512.

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