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Annaphila decia

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Species of moth

Annaphila decia
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. "Annaphila decia report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Annaphila decia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Annaphila decia species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  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 decia". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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Taxon identifiers
Annaphila decia


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