Red-crossed Button Slug
Tortricidia pallida fam. Limacodidae
Host plant: red oak member (Quercus sp.)
Dates found: 14, Sep, 2024
Locations Found: Kaintuck Hollow, Phelps County, MO
Notes: Although we supposedly have two other button slug species in Missouri, this is the only one I’ve been able to identify. Very common.
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