Afrida ydatodes

Afrida ydatodes, or Dyar's lichen moth, is a species of moth in the family Nolidae (nolid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas.

Afrida ydatodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Afrida
Species:
A. ydatodes
Binomial name
Afrida ydatodes
Dyar, 1913
Synonyms
  • Aresia parva Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are similar to Afrida cosmiogramma, but diffused and irrorated. The white areas are pale grey from the dark irrorations and the central band is clouded and dark, its edges not forming strong lines, but only a little darker. The hindwings are whitish, with a grey discal point and terminal border.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Afrida ydatodes is 8102.[5][6]

References
  1. "Afrida ydatodes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. "Afrida ydatodes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. "Afrida ydatodes Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. Insec. Insc. Mens. 1 (3): 31
  5. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. "Afrida ydatodes, Dyar's Lichen Moth - Hodges 8102". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.


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