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Species Alypia ridingsii - Ridings' Forester - Hodges#9319

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Alypia ridingsi - Alypia ridingsii
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Agaristinae
Genus Alypia
Species ridingsii (Ridings' Forester - Hodges#9319)
Hodges Number
9319
Size
wingspan about 30 mm
Identification
Adult: forewing black with large curving white patch in PM area (broken by black veins), a white triangular basal patch, and a white spot between these two areas; hindwing black with two white patches; no colored "shoulder pads" on thorax; abdomen and thorax black, hairy; middle leg with tuft of orange hair-like scales
Range
western distribution: British Columbia to California
Habitat
adults visit flowers during the day
Season
adults fly in spring
See Also
Androloma maccullochii is similar but has hairy yellowish "shoulder pads", a straighter oval-shaped white patch in PM area of forewing, and more prominent black veins on the hindwing (compare images of both species at CBIF)
Internet References
Granite Ridge Nature Institute, California live adult and larva images plus food plants
Enature Field Guides live adult image by R.J. Erwin, plus brief overview
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 December, 2005 - 1:43pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 1 June, 2006 - 10:36pm

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