Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Tortricidia flexuosa (Grote, 1880)


Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing pale yellow to orange-yellow. Faint diffuse brown pm. and st. lines join below costa to form an inverted U. Area between lines sometimes solid brown. Hindwing cream.
Wing Span: 1.5-2.5 cm.
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Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, black cherry, chestnut, hazelnut, hickory, oak, and plum trees.
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Comments: NULL