Afotella is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. Its only species, Afotella cylindrica, was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found in western North America from Saskatchewan and Alberta south to California.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Hadenini |
| Genus: | Afotella Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 |
| Species: | A. cylindrica
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| Binomial name | |
| Afotella cylindrica Grote, 1880
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Afotella Barnes & Benjamin, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
External links
edit- "Species Details Afotella cylindrica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "932821.00 – 9841 – Afotella cylindrica – (Grote, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 10, 2019. With images.