Eudesmia arida
| Eudesmia arida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Eudesmia |
| Species: | E. arida |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudesmia arida (Skinner, 1906) | |
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Eudesmia arida, the Arid Eudesmia Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Skinner in 1906. It is found from Arizona[1] to Texas and in Mexico.
wingspan 23–30 mm. The forewings are dark grey to blackish with a broad transverse yellow band in the median area and a narrow yellow band in the subterminal area. The hindwings are blackish distally and yellow basally. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October.
The larvae feed on lichens.[2]
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