Biology:Annaphila decia

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Short description: Species of moth

Annaphila decia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Stiriinae
Tribe: Annaphilini
Genus: Annaphila
Species:
A. decia
Binomial name
Annaphila decia
Grote, 1875

Annaphila decia, also called the orange flash, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Its wingspan is 18-21 mm. The fore wing is gray and black with a band of mottled white, and the hind wing is orange with black markings. It looks similar to Annaphila depicta. The larvae of A. decia feed on miner's lettuce.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Annaphila decia is 9868.[5]

References

  1. "Annaphila decia report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=937778. Retrieved 2019-09-24. 
  2. "Annaphila decia". https://www.gbif.org/species/1775680. Retrieved 2019-09-24. 
  3. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 388. ISBN 9780520288744. 
  4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Annaphila decia". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9868. Retrieved 2019-09-24. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13374641 entry