Alypia mariposa
Alypia mariposa (Mariposa forester) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Coast Ranges and Sierra Foothills of California,[2] from Kern and San Luis Obispo counties in the south to Placer county in the north.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. mariposa |
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| Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868[1] | |
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It resembles Alypia ridingsii except it lacks black lines through the white wing spots. Adults fly in April, May and June.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Clarkia bottae and Clarkia unguiculata.[2]
References
- Grote, A.R.; Robinson, C.T. (January 1868). "Descriptions of North American Lepidopters – No. 3". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 323.
- Jerry A. Powell and Paul A. Opler (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
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