Annaphila depicta

Annaphila depicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Annaphila
Species:	A. depicta
Binomial name
Annaphila depicta Grote, 1873

Annaphila depicta, also called the rusty-barred annaphila, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The wingspan is 21-24 mm. Its forewing is gray with a reddish-brown band. The hindwing is orange with black markings. It looks similar to Annaphila decia , but A. decia has more black markings on its hindwings than A. depicta. A. depicta's larvae are green and feed on Nemophila menziesii . ^[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Annaphila depicta is 9866. ^[5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Annaphila depicta:

• Annaphila depicta depicta
• Annaphila depicta morulaRindge & Smith, 1952

References

1. "Annaphila depicta report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Annaphila depicta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Annaphila depicta species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 388. ISBN   9780520288744.
5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Annaphila depicta" . Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 .
• Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151 . PMC   4668890 . PMID   26692790.
• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287 .