Ortholepis pasadamia, the striped birch pyralid moth or paper birch leaftier, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917. It is found in North America, including Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Striped Birch Pyralid Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Ortholepis
- Species
- Ortholepis pasadamia
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