Annaphila decia

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Annaphila decia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Stiriinae
Tribe: Annaphilini
Genus: Annaphila
Species:
A. decia
Binomial name
Annaphila decia
Grote, 1875

Annaphila decia, also called the orange flash, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Its wingspan is 18-21 mm. The fore wing is gray and black with a band of mottled white, and the hind wing is orange with black markings. It looks similar to Annaphila depicta. The larvae of A. decia feed on miner's lettuce.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Annaphila decia is 9868.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Annaphila decia report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Annaphila decia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 388. ISBN 9780520288744.
  4. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Annaphila decia". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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