Astiptodonta aonides
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Subfamily: | Heterocampinae |
Genus: | Astiptodonta |
Species: | A. aonides
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Binomial name | |
Astiptodonta aonides (Strecker, 1899)
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Astiptodonta aonides is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Strecker in 1899 and is found in North America.[1][2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Astiptodonta aonides is 7971.[2][3]
This species was formerly a member of the genus Litodonta, but was transferred to a new genus, Astiptodonta, as a result of research published in 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Astiptodonta aonides species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Astiptodonta aonides". Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ a b Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.