''Doryodes desoto'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

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first described by J. Donald Lafontaine and James Bolling Sullivan in 2015. It is found along the Gulf Coast of the US state of

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between

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and Gulf County. The habitat consists of coastal salt marshes. The length of the forewings is 16 mm. The forewings are whitish buff with slightly darker buff and pale-gray streaks and a prominent blackish-brown stripe along the middle of the wing, curving upward and tapered at about three-fourths from the base. The stripe is narrower than for ''

Doryodes spadaria ''Doryodes spadaria'', the dull doryodes moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, ...

'' and ''

Doryodes okaloosa ''Doryodes okaloosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by J. Donald Lafontaine and James Bolling Sullivan in 2015. It is found in the US in Okaloosa County, Florida and likely ranges south in the coastal brackish marshes toward t ...

'', but wider than for ''

Doryodes bistrialis ''Doryodes bistrialis'', the double-lined doryodes moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found in the eastern United States, including Delaware, Virginia, Mississippi and Florida. It ...

''. The stripe is bordered by a narrow white line above extending to three-fourths from the base, and with a similar white line below the stripe extending from above the forewing tornus almost to the wing apex. The hindwings are white with a very faint buffy tone. Adults are on wing in January, February and July.

Etymology

The species is named after Ft. De Soto Park, Florida.

References

Moths described in 2015 Doryodes Moths of North America {{Euclidiini-stub