Eudesmia arida
Eudesmia arida, the arid eudesmia moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Skinner in 1906. It is found from Arizona[1] to Texas and in Mexico.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Eudesmia |
| Species: | E. arida |
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| Eudesmia arida (Skinner, 1906) | |
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Its wingspan is 23–30 mm. The forewings are dark gray to blackish with a broad transverse yellow band in the median area and a narrow yellow band in the subterminal area. The hindwings are blackish distally and yellow basally. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October.
The larvae feed on lichens.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eucyclopera arida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- McLeod, Robin (August 27, 2017). "Species Eudesmia arida - Arid Eudesmia - Hodges#8096". BugGuide. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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