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• Crambidia cephalica

  Yellow-headed Lichen Moth

  Crambidia cephalica, the yellow-headed lichen moth, is a small erebid moth described by Grote and Robinson in 1870. It is known from the central and southern United States, where it inhabits steppes and open forests. Adults are active from March through September and produce multiple generations per year. The species has a documented forewing length of 9–15 mm.

  LepidopteraErebidaeArctiinaeLithosiiniNorth-AmericaUnited-Statessteppeopen-forestmultivoltine