Lerina incarnata

Lerina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Lerina incarnata, the crimson-bodied lichen moth, is found in Mexico[1] and southern Arizona.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

Lerina incarnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lerina
Walker, 1854
Species:
L. incarnata
Binomial name
Lerina incarnata
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Ctenucha robinsonii Boisduval, 1869

As a caterpillar, it is orange yellowish with dark dots, and feeds on Asclepias linaria, a species of milkweed.[3]

The wings are metallic bluish green. The head, thorax and abdomen are thickly clothed with crimson hairs, the thorax with a black dorsal stripe. The palpi, proboscis, antennae and legs are black.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Lerina Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. "930388.00 – 8246 – Lerina incarnata – Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth – Walker, 1854". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. ERand (April 20, 2014). "L. incarnata larva". BugGuide. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. Kropiewnicki, Ted (November 18, 2016). "Species Lerina incarnata - Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth - Hodges#8246". BugGuide. Retrieved September 18, 2019.


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