Misplaced Pages

Elaphria alapallida

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of moth in North America

Elaphria alapallida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Elaphria
Species: E. alapallida
Binomial name
Elaphria alapallida
Pogue & Sullivan, 2003

The pale-winged midget (Elaphria alapallida) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found across southern Canada and the northern United States.

Elaphria alapallida was split from Elaphria festivoides by Pogue and Sullivan in 2003.

The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.

Larvae of E. festivoides have been reared on Acer negundo. The hostplant preferences of E. alapallida may be similar.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Elaphria alapallida


This Caradrinini-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: