Biology:Annaphila arvalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Annaphila arvalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Annaphila
Species:
A. arvalis
Binomial name
Annaphila arvalis
H. Edwards, 1875
Synonyms
  • Annaphila salicis H. Edwards, 1881
  • Brephos fletcheri Smith, 1907

Annaphila arvalis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1875 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from foothill canyons and riparian habitats in south-eastern British Columbia, eastern Washington, north-central Oregon, south to southern California .

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from early March to mid-April.

The larvae feed on Montia perfoliata.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Annaphila arvalis is 9854.[5][6]

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 ☰ Q13374632 entry