Oligocentria lignicolor
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| Oligocentria lignicolor | |
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| Oligocentria lignicolor larva | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Oligocentria |
| Species: | O. lignicolor
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| Oligocentria lignicolor | |
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Oligocentria lignicolor, the white-streaked prominent moth or lacecapped caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America, including Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,[2] New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.[3]
The wingspan is about 38 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Fagus, Castanea and Quercus species.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ a b Hiratsuka, Yasuyuki; Langor, David William; Crane, Patricia Ellen (1995). A Field Guide to Forest Insects and Diseases of the Prairie Provinces. Ottawa: University of Washington Press. pp. 151–153. ISBN 978-0-660-15948-5.
- ^ Bug Guide
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