Alypiodes geronimo is a moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). first described by William Barnes in 1900.[1][2] It is found in North America and parts of Mexico.[1]

Geronimo Forester
A. geronimo adult female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Alypiodes
Species:
A. geronimo
Binomial name
Alypiodes geronimo
(Barnes, 1900)

The MONA or Hodges number for Alypiodes geronimo is 9313.[3]

Description

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A. geronimo larval stage

The species is sexually dimorphic, unlike Alypiodes bimaculata, females have two spots on their forewing, while males have a third extra spot.[4]

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of Boerhavia species.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alypiodes geronimo report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Alypiodes geronimo species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Alypiodes geronimo". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Noctuidae of North America - Agaristinae - Alypiodes geronimo". www.nearctica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ^ "A History Of Moth Collectors In Western North America", Moths of Western North America, University of California Press, pp. 23–30, 2019-12-31, doi:10.1525/9780520943773-009, ISBN 9780520943773, retrieved 2023-10-09

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