Lycomorpha pholus
Species of moth
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Lycomorpha pholus, the black-and-yellow lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to South Dakota and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of short-grass prairie.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lycomorpha |
| Species: | L. pholus |
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The wingspan is 25–32 mm.
Subspecies
- Lycomorpha pholus pholus
- Lycomorpha pholus miniata Packard, 1872 (central North American)
