''Afrida ydatodes'', or Dyar's lichen moth, is a species of
moth in the family
Nolidae (nolid moths).
It was described by
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...
in 1913 and is found in North America,
[ where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are similar to '']Afrida cosmiogramma
''Afrida cosmiogramma'' is a species of moth in the family Nolidae (nolid moths). It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913 and is found in Cuba.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance fro ...
'', 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.Insec. Insc. Mens. 1 (3): 31
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Afrida ydatodes'' is
8102.
[Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
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.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North AmericaNCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Afrida ydatodes''
Nolidae
Moths described in 1913
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