Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Afrida ydatodes Dyar,
* phylogenetic sequence #931158
Formerly in Arctiidae, Lithosiinae
Numbers
Three
Afrida species occur in America north of Mexico.
(1)Identification
Species page created based on this image ID'ed by Ed Knudson, Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston:
Range
Gulf Coast States and coastal Atlantic to at least North Carolina
See Also
Afrida minuta *pinned adult @ Moth Photographers Group
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Afrida exegens *pinned adult @ Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Lafontaine J. D., and B. C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. p. 42.
(1)
Dyar. H. D. 1913. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus: a monthly journal of entomology, Volume 1, p. 42.
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - collection map and pinned adults.
Moth Photographers Group - photo of living
Afrida ydatodes and related species.