Biology:Elaphria alapallida

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Short description: Species of moth in North America

Elaphria alapallida
- 9681.1 – Elaphria alapallida – Pale-winged Midget Moth (Probable) (16902295943).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Elaphria
Species:
E. alapallida
Binomial name
Elaphria alapallida
Pogue & Sullivan, 2003

The pale-winged midget (Elaphria festivoides) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found across southern Canada and the northern United States.

Elaphria alapallida was split from Elaphria festivoides by Pogue and Sullivan in 2003.

The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.

Larvae of E. festivoides have been reared on Acer negundo. The hostplant preferences of E. alapallida may be similar.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15636505 entry