Skiff Moth Prolimacodes badia Hübner, 1835    Synonyms: Hodges #4671.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Limacodidae   >   Genus Prolimacodes   

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"Larvae feed on birches, blueberries, chestnut, hornbeams, Myrica species, oaks, Prunus species, willows and other woody plants" (Larry Line/Moths of Maryland). Other host plants include Black Walnut and Common Winterberry (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

There are 283 records in the project database.

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A Skiff Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/24/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth on South Mountain, Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2006). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/31/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth larva with tachinid fly eggs in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar on a sycamore leaf in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2018). (c) jncbluejay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jane Chandler. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (10/7/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A very late season Skiff Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (11/1/2015). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2019). (c) Giff Beaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Giff Beaton via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/27/2019). (c) shadubya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by shadubya via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/3/2014). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) Veniecealys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Veniecealys via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/11/2022). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/7/2014). Photo by Brandon Woo. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Bonnie Ott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bonnie Ott via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/24/2014). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

The underside of a Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/12/2018). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)


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