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Species Alypia mariposa - Hodges#9320

Black moth with white markings - Alypia mariposa

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Agaristinae

Genus Alypia

Species mariposa (Alypia mariposa - Hodges#9320)

Hodges Number

9320

Range

Central California, from Kern and San Luis Obispo counties in the south to Placer county in the north - Nearctica

Food

Caterpillars feed on Clarkia

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 January, 2010 - 10:49am
Last updated 17 December, 2018 - 10:38am

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