Biology:Alexicles
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Alexicles | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Alexicles Grote, 1883 |
| Species: | A. aspersa
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| Binomial name | |
| Alexicles aspersa Grote, 1883
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Alexicles is a monotypic genus of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Alexicles aspersa, the Alexicles moth, is found in the US states of New Mexico[1] and Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Alexicles Grote, 1883". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/alexicles/. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ↑ "930320.00 – 8143 – Alexicles aspersa – Grote, 1883". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8143. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ↑ Heiman, Maury J. (June 13, 2013). "Species Alexicles aspersa - Hodges#8143". http://bugguide.net/node/view/785588. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
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