Biology:Afrida ydatodes

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Short description: Species of moth

Afrida ydatodes
Afrida ydatodes.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Afrida
Species:
A. ydatodes
Binomial name
Afrida ydatodes
Dyar, 1913
Synonyms
  • Aresia parva Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Afrida ydatodes, or Dyar's lichen moth, is a species of moth in the family Nolidae (nolid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas .

Description

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are similar to Afrida cosmiogramma, but diffused and irrorated. The white areas are pale grey from the dark irrorations and the central band is clouded and dark, its edges not forming strong lines, but only a little darker. The hindwings are whitish, with a grey discal point and terminal border.[4]


References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27997299 entry