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"Larvae feed on birches, blueberries, chestnut, hornbeams, Myrica species, oaks, Prunus species, willows and other woody plants" (Larry Line/Moths of Maryland). Other host plants include Black Walnut and Common Winterberry (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
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A Skiff Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/21/2015).
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A Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/24/2015).
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A Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2020).
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A Skiff Moth on South Mountain, Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2006).
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A Skiff Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/30/2020).
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Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2002).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved.
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Skiff Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/24/2024). (c) Logan Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/31/2013).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2016).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2015).
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A Skiff Moth larva with tachinid fly eggs in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar on a sycamore leaf in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2014).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2018). (c) jncbluejay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (10/7/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A very late season Skiff Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (11/1/2015).
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Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2019). (c) Giff Beaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/27/2019). (c) shadubya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/3/2014).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/10/2017).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020).
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Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) Veniecealys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/11/2022). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
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Skiff Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2025). (c) Bonnie Ott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/26/2020).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Frederick Co. (9/7/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/7/2014).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Bonnie Ott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/24/2014).
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A Skiff Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/26/2018).
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Skiff Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2025). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/19/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2023). (c) Deborah E Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Aidan Flinn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Derek Hudgins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/25/2021). (c) SpyingNaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/13/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/24/2024). (c) toconnell2192, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skiff Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Skiff Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/27/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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The underside of a Skiff Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/12/2018).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Prolimacodes badia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Prolimacodes |
| Species: | P. badia
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| Binomial name | |
| Prolimacodes badia (Hübner, 1822)
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| Synonyms | |
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Prolimacodes badia, the skiff moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in North America from New Hampshire to Florida, west to southern Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.



The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including birch, blueberry, cherry,[1] chestnut, Ostrya virginiana, oak,[2] poplar, Myrica gale and willow.
References
[edit]- ^ Kula, Robert R.; Lill, John T.; Murphy, Shannon M.; Stoepler, Teresa (September 2009). "First Host Records for the Nearctic Species Triraphis discoideus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae)". Entomological News. 120 (4): 380–386. doi:10.3157/021.120.0406.
- ^ Insects of eastern forests. The Service. 1985. p. 178.
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