Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Correbidia terminalis (Walker, 1856)


Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Larvae feed on the leaves of Cecropia peltata.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Found from Mexico through Central America to South America, and in the Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola).
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: An extremely polymorphic species with the forewings varying from plain orange through banded orange and black to almost black.