Biology:Androloma disparata

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Short description: Species of moth

Disparate forester
Androloma disparata keuda.jpg
A. disparata adult male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Androloma
Species:
A. disparata
Binomial name
Androloma disparata
(H. Edwards, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Alypia disparata Edwards, 1884
  • Androloma desperata Kirby, 1892
  • Alypia gracilenta Graef, 1887

Androloma disparata, the disparate forester, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths).[1][2] It is found in Mexico and Texas.[1] The larva feed plants from the Vitaceae family, such as Pepper vine.[3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Androloma disparata is 9322.[4]

Description

An overall white caterpillar with black stripes and a black head. Its rump has a bright orange colleration. It is feeding on a Mustang grape plant, Vitis mustangensis.
Larva feeding on Vitis mustangensis

The species is sexually dimorphic. Males have raised bump on their forewings with a white streak underneath. Their bodies are overall black with creamy shoulder pads and two white spots on each wing.

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q27997325 entry