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Apatelodes pudefacta

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Apatelodes pudefacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species:
A. pudefacta
Binomial name
Apatelodes pudefacta
Dyar, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Apatelodes uvada Barnes, 1904

Apatelodes pudefacta, the pudefacted apatelodes moth, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US state of Arizona and Mexico.[2]

The length of the forewings is 17–18 mm.

The larvae feed on Baccharis bigelovii. Pupation takes place in a cell in the soil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "890002.00 – 7664 – Apatelodes pudefacta – Dyar, 1904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ Balaban, John and Jane (31 March 2016). "Species Apatelodes pudefacta - Pudefacted Apatelodes Moth - Hodges#7664". BugGuide. Retrieved 16 October 2018.