Lepidoptera48 species

Family Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae)

Limacodidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 48 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Limacodidae (48)

Adoneta gemina - Hodges#4682

Adoneta gemina

Type: One male, two females, Brownsville, Texas (Mr. Doll)

Purple-crested Slug Moth

Adoneta spinuloides

Adoneta spinuloides, the purple-crested slug moth, is a species of slug caterpillar moth in the family Limacodidae.

Western Rectilinea Slug Moth

Apoda latomia

Identification: Less well-marked and paler brown than A. rectilinea . See Bob Patterson's comment here : UPDATE 2022 BOLD currently retains both species pages for this taxon, which are now considered synonymous: [cite: ---> Epstein & Adams (2009: 163

Festoon

Apoda limacodes

Apoda limacodes, the festoon, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The moth flies in June and July in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Yellow-collared Slug Moth

Apoda y-inversa

Apoda y-inversum, the inverted Y slug moth or yellow-collared slug moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida, west to Oklahoma and Mississippi.

Four-spotted Cup Moth

Doratifera quadriguttata

The Four Spotted Cup Moth (Doratifera quadriguttata) is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in Australia.

Red-eyed Button Slug Moth - Hodges#4657

Heterogenea shurtleffi

Identification: Specimens identified by DNA analysis:

Lithacodes fiskeanus - Hodges#4663

Lithacodes fiskeanus

Identification: Forewing with two blackish transverse line. In fresh specimens the nearly straight inner line is sharply defined from inner margin to just short of the costal margin. Tornus is rounded. Hindwing dark brown black with paler fringe. Lon

Graceful Slug Moth - Hodges#4664

Lithacodes gracea

Identification: Adult : FW reddish brown, with a narrow, white rigid line, slightly oblique line beyond the middle, followed by a narrow purple brown border. HW dark ocher.

Monema flavescens - Hodges#4672

Monema flavescens

Native to East Asia, the species was first documented in the Nearctic in Boston in 1906 and spread slowly in the following decades (Dowden, 1946). A few individuals have been recorded recently after a long gap in local observations.

Monoleuca occidentalis - Hodges#4688

Monoleuca occidentalis

Identification: Specimen determined by DNA analysis (BOLD). ( 3 )

Pin-striped Slug Moth - Hodges#4691

Monoleuca semifascia

Identification: Adult: forewing brown to reddish-brown with a wavy whitish band extending from inner margin part-way across wing. Hindwing similar ground color but unmarked . Larva: body pinkish-orange, marked with black and white or yellow striping

Elegant Tailed Slug Moth - Hodges#4661

Packardia elegans

Identification: Adult : The forewings are peppery grey with indistinct white lines. ST line is marked with two black dots.

Blue-striped Nettle Grub

Parasa lepida

Parasa lepida, the nettle caterpillar or blue-striped nettle grub, is a moth of the family Limacodidae that was described by Pieter Cramer in 1799. It is a native minor pest found in the Indo-Malayan region, including India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malay

Monkey Slug Moth

Phobetron hipparchia

Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina.

Red-crossed Button Slug Moth

Tortricidia pallida

Tortricidia pallida, the red-crossed button slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Louisiana.