Annaphila decia
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.[1][2][3]
| 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 | |
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.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Annaphila decia is 9868.[5]
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.
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