Pantographa limata
Species of moth
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Pantographa limata, the basswood leafroller moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, [Indiana] Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin[2] and Quebec.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pantographa |
| Species: | P. limata |
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| Pantographa limata (Grote & Robinson, 1867)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 38 mm.
The larvae feed on Tilia species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[3]
The moth eats basswood, oak and rock elm.[4]
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