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Erebidae
930201 – 8087   Lycomorpha pholus (Drury, 1773)
             Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pholus (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 8087
  • ssp. a. pholus (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 8087
  • ssp. b. miniata Packard, 1872 (Lycomorpha)
  • 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)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.29m; p. 266. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Cheryl Johnson
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Charles S. Lewallen
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Sasha Azevedo
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Tom Murray
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Dwaine Wagoner
    Lycomorpha pholus
    © Gary Anweiler
    Lycomorpha pholus
    26mm – © Jim Vargo

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