Maryland Biodiversity Project - Packardia albipunctata

Packardia albipunctata (Packard, 1864)

Synonyms: Hodges #4658, White-spotted Tail Slug Moth.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Limacodidae > Genus Packardia Packardia albipunctata - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18092

There appears to be at least some contention that this taxon is more appropriately lumped with Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth.

Uses a variety of trees and shrubs as larval host plants.

There are 2 records in the project database.

Packardia albipunctata in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Packardia albipunctata in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

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