Packardia elegans explained

Packardia elegans, the elegant tailed slug moth, is a species of moth in the family Limacodidae. It is found in Canada and the United States, where it has been recorded from woodlands and forests, ranging from north-eastern Missouri to Quebec and Maine, south to north-eastern Georgia.

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on various woody plants, including beech, cherry and oak.^[2]

Subspecies

• Packardia elegans elegans
• Packardia elegans fusca (Packard, 1864)

See also

• List of moths of North America (MONA 4618-5509)

References

• The Life-Histories of the New York Slug Caterpillars. XIII-XIV. Harrison G. Dyar, Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar., 1898), page 5 (JStor Stable URL)

External links

• • Packardia elegans at insectoid.info

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=0_f3ySLwB5EC&dq=Packardia+elegans+mm&pg=PA72 Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=F8Ur63KP538C&dq=Packardia+elegans&pg=PA38 Caterpillars of Eastern North America