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Banded Lichen-moth

Illice unifascia

Plate XIII — Banded Lichen-moth is Fig. 36
Plate XIII — Banded Lichen-moth is Fig. 36

The insect ranges from the Ohio Valley southward to Texas, and from Virginia to Florida. The transverse band is often interrupted in the middle of the wing, and there is variation in the color of the hind wings, which, while usually red or crimson, may also be orange, or even yellow.