Annaphila decia Grote, 1875 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Annaphila decia Grote, 1875

Annaphila decia Grote, 1875

Annaphila decia, the orange flash, is a Noctuidae moth found in North America that feeds on miner's lettuce as larvae.

Family
Genus
Annaphila
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Annaphila decia Grote, 1875

Annaphila decia, commonly known as the orange flash, is a moth species that belongs to the owlet moth family Noctuidae. This species is distributed in North America. It has a wingspan ranging from 18 to 21 millimeters. The forewings are gray and black with a band of mottled white, while the hindwings are orange with black markings. Annaphila decia is visually similar to the related species Annaphila depicta. The larvae of Annaphila decia feed on miner's lettuce. The MONA (also called Hodges) number for this species is 9868.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Annaphila

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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