Afrida ydatodes

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Afrida ydatodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Afrida
Species:
A. ydatodes
Binomial name
Afrida ydatodes
Dyar, 1913
Synonyms
  • Aresia parvaBarnes & McDunnough, 1913

Afrida ydatodes, or Dyar's lichen moth, is a species of moth in the family Nolidae (nolid moths). [1] [2] [3] It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is found in North America, [2] where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas.

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Description

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are similar to Afrida cosmiogramma , but diffused and irrorated. The white areas are pale grey from the dark irrorations and the central band is clouded and dark, its edges not forming strong lines, but only a little darker. The hindwings are whitish, with a grey discal point and terminal border. [4]


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References

  1. "Afrida ydatodes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. 1 2 "Afrida ydatodes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. "Afrida ydatodes Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. Insec. Insc. Mens. 1 (3): 31 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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