Button Slugs
What are they?
Button slugs are small but chunky moths with broadly triangular wings which often rest with the abdomen tip curled up above the back. They are perhaps best known for their peculiar, often slug-like, larvae, some of which bear stinging hairs.
Identification
A fairly small family of moths which are generally easy to identify based on wing color and markings.
04652 Early Button Slug Tortricidia testacea
Length: 8-13mm. Flight Time: April-August. Larval Food: Various deciduous trees and shrubs.
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04659 Jewel-tailed Slug Packardia geminata
Length: 8-12mm. Flight Time: May-July. Larval Food: Various deciduous trees and shrubs.
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04665 Yellow-shouldered Slug Lithacodes fasciola
Length: 9-13mm. Flight Time: April-September. Larval Food: A wide range of woody trees and shrubs.
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04669 Shagreened Slug Apoda buguttata
Length: 10-15mm. Flight Time: April-August. Larval Food: A range of deciduous trees, especially hickories (Carya spp.) and oaks (Quercus spp.).
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04671 Skiff Prolimacodes badia
Length: 12-18mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: Various trees and shrubs.
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04685 Purple-crested Slug Adoneta spinuloides
Length: 8-12mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: Various trees and shrubs.
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04697 Spiny Oak Slug Euclea delphinii
Length: 10-15mm. Flight Time: May-October. Larval Food: Various woody trees and shrubs.
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04698 Smaller Parasa Parasa chloris
Length: 9-14mm. Flight Time: May-August. Larval Food: Various woody trees and shrubs.
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04699 Stinging-rose Parasa Parasa indetermina
Length: 12-15mm. Flight Time: June-July. Larval Food: Various woody trees and shrubs - in Cape May seems to favor Northern Bayberry. Larval pattern is constant but background color may range from yellow, through shades of orange to red. The English name comes from the larva, which can deliver a sharp, nettle-like sting from its spines if handled.
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04700 Saddleback Acharia stimulea
Length: 13-22mm. Flight Time: June-August. Larval Food: a wide range of woody trees and shrubs. The larva can deliver a sharp, nettle-like sting from its spines if handled.
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