Annaphila decia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Stiriinae |
Tribe: | Annaphilini |
Genus: | Annaphila |
Species: | A. decia |
Binomial name | |
Annaphila decia Grote, 1875 |
Annaphila decia, also called the orange flash, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America.
Its wingspan is 18-21 mm. The fore wing is gray and black with a band of mottled white, and the hind wing is orange with black markings. It looks similar to Annaphila depicta. The larvae of A. decia feed on miner's lettuce.
The MONA or Hodges number for Annaphila decia is 9868.
References
- "Annaphila decia report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Annaphila decia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Annaphila decia species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- 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.
- "North American Moth Photographers Group, Annaphila decia". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Annaphila decia |
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