Biology:Alypia ridingsii
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. ridingsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Alypia ridingsii Grote, 1864
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Alypia ridingsii, the mountain forester or Ridings' forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America as far east as the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is also found in Arizona, Utah, all of California and northward into Oregon, Idaho, Washington (state) , British Columbia and Alaska
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May in California and as late as June in the more northern and eastern parts of its range.
The larvae feed on Camissonia bistorta, Camissonia californica, Camissonia dentata and Clarkia rhomboidea.
References
- "Species Details Alypia ridingsii". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2008. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6395.
- "Agaristinae New Genus 1 ridingsii Grote". Noctuidae of North America. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q7987064 entry
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