Summary ⁴

Apatelodes torrefacta, or Spotted Apatelodes, is a species of moth in the Bombycidae or Apatelodidae (if this family is considered valid) family. It is found from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.

Host Plants ⁵

The apatelodes moth is polyphagous, meaning it consumes many different plants. They have been observed on ash, blackberry, cherry, hickory, hornbeam, maple, oak, sassafras, walnut, witch hazel and many other woody species.

Sources and Credits

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4. Adapted by floracliff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatelodes_torrefacta
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