species 6,792 observations

Crowned Slug Moth

Isa textula

Field notes

Isa textula, the crowned slug moth or skiff moth is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from Minnesota, southern Ontario and Massachusetts to Florida, Texas, and Mississippi.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including oak, cherry, maple, basswood, elm and beech.

Another moth, Prolimacodes badia, is also referred to by the common name skiff moth.

Read more on Wikipedia

Supported by All

61 native plants
support it in the US

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided