Elaphria alapallida

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Elaphria alapallida
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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 alapallida) 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.


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