Palpidia pallidior
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Palpidia |
Species: | P. pallidior
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Binomial name | |
Palpidia pallidior Dyar, 1898
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Palpidia pallidior is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.
Distribution
[edit]This species is found in Florida[1] and Cuba.[2]
Description
[edit]This moth has mottled brown forewings and white hind wings that are hidden when the moth is at rest.[3] The body is stout and the wingspan is about 35 mm.
Biology
[edit]The adult moths are probably nocturnal as are most noctuoids. The larvae are probably foliage eaters but are not known as an agricultural pest.
References
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palpidia pallidior". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Palpidia pallidior". North American Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- [1] Photos and Range Map