Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Isochaetes |
| Species: | I. beutenmuelleri
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| Isochaetes beutenmuelleri (H. Edwards, 1889)[1]
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Isochaetes beutenmuelleri, the spun glass slug moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from New York to Florida and west to Colorado and Texas.[2]
Their wingspan is 19–24 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on oak and beech.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ Murphy, Shannon M.; Lill, John T.; Epstein, Marc E. (September 2011). "Natural History of Limacodid Moths (Zygaenoidea) in the Environs of Washington, D.C." The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 65 (3): 137–152. doi:10.18473/lepi.v65i3.a1. ISSN 0024-0966.
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