Annaphila diva Grote, 1873 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Annaphila diva Grote, 1873

Annaphila diva Grote, 1873

Annaphila diva, the white annaphila, is a Noctuidae owlet moth found in North America that feeds on miner's lettuce as larvae.

Family
Genus
Annaphila
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Annaphila diva Grote, 1873

Annaphila diva, commonly known as the white annaphila, is a moth species belonging to the Noctuidae family, also called the owlet moths. This species is found in North America. Adult individuals have black forewings marked with white patterns, and white hindwings edged with a black border. The species' larvae are brown, marked with dark bands, dark spots, and white stripes. The known host plant for Annaphila diva is miner's lettuce. The MONA (Moths of North America) or Hodges number assigned to Annaphila diva is 9869.

Photo: (c) J. Maughn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by J. Maughn · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Annaphila

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

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