Astiptodonta aonides

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Astiptodonta aonides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Astiptodonta
Species:
A. aonides
Binomial name
Astiptodonta aonides
(Strecker, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Litodonta aonides

Astiptodonta aonides is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Strecker in 1899 and is found in North America. [1] [2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Astiptodonta aonides is 7971. [2] [3]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Litodonta , but was transferred to a new genus, Astiptodonta, as a result of research published in 2021. [3]

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References

  1. "Astiptodonta aonides species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Astiptodonta aonides" . Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. 1 2 Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN   978-0979663352.