Dejongia lobidactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the north-eastern United States and central Canada (Quebec and Ontario).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lobed Plume 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.
Easily confused with
- Dejongia californicus
- Geina periscelidactylus
- Sphenarches anisodactylus
- Geina didactyla
- Trichoptilus ceramodes
- Sphenarches ontario
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Dejongia
- Species
- Dejongia lobidactylus
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