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Prolimacodes badia

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Prolimacodes badia
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P. badia
Binomial name
Prolimacodes badia
(Hübner, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Limacodes scapha Harris, 1841
  • Limacodes undifera Walker, 1855
  • Eulimacodes scapha
  • Prolimacodes badia argentimacula

Prolimacodes badia, the skiff moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from New Hampshire to Florida, west to southern Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Mounted
Larva
Pupa

The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including birch, blueberry, cherry, chestnut, Ostrya virginiana, oak, poplar, Myrica gale and willow.