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Red-crossed_Button_Slug Attracted to an LED light in a rural area. Geotagged,Moth,Moth Week 2020,Red-crossed Button Slug,Summer,Tortricidia pallida,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. SO cute! Posted 5 years ago
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''Tortricidia pallida'', the red-crossed button slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Louisiana.

The larvae feed on the leaves of many different types of shrubs and trees including beech, cherry, oak and willow.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Beamie
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Uploaded Jul 26, 2020. Captured Jul 23, 2020 00:26 in 286 Williams Crossing Rd, Coventry, RI 02827, USA.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm