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Genus Aetole

moth - Aetole bella Mine on Mirabilis jalapa - Bucculatrix? - Aetole tripunctella Small orange black insect with thorned arms. - Aetole tripunctella  Aetole unipunctella  - Aetole unipunctella No. 344  Aetole unipunctella, Aetole tripunctella or other? - Aetole tripunctella Which species of Aetole moth is this? - Aetole #2505 - Aetole tripunctella - Aetole tripunctella Unknown insect on goldenrod - Aetole
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)
Family Heliodinidae (Sun Moths)
Genus Aetole
Explanation of Names
Aetole Chambers, 1875
Numbers
most diverse heliodinid genus, with 17 Western Hemisphere species, including eight in the southwestern United States (1)
Identification
Adults - all Aetole hold their hindlegs aloft while perched (1)
Remarks
When Portulaca oleracea was introduced from the Old World A. bella adopted this plant and it has since expanded its territory.
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.