Biology:Alypiodes geronimo

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Short description: Species of moth

Geronimo Forester
Alypiodes geronimo moth loarie.jpg
A. geronimo adult female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Alypiodes
Species:
A. geronimo
Binomial name
Alypiodes geronimo
(Barnes, 1900)

Alypiodes geronimo is a moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). first described by William Barnes in 1900.[1][2] It is found in North America and parts of Mexico.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Alypiodes geronimo is 9313.[3]

Description

A. geronimo larval stage

The species is sexually dimorphic, unlike Alypiodes bimaculata, females have two spots on their forewing, while males have a third extra spot.[4]

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of Boerhavia species.[5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q27997313 entry