About Crambidia casta (Packard, 1869)
Crambidia casta, commonly known as the pearly-winged lichen moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Packard in 1869. In eastern North America, it ranges from North Carolina and Kentucky northward to Nova Scotia. In western North America, it is found in Rocky Mountain states, extending south to central Arizona and New Mexico. Its natural habitats include eastern hardwood forests, juniper woodlands, and sagebrush rangelands. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 30 millimeters, and its larvae feed on lichens.
