Androloma disparata, the disparate forester, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths).[1][2] It is found in Mexico and Texas.[1] The larva feed plants from the Vitaceae family, such as Pepper vine.[3]
| Disparate forester | |
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| A. disparata adult male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Androloma |
| Species: | A. disparata
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| Binomial name | |
| Androloma disparata (H. Edwards, 1884)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Androloma disparata is 9322.[4]
Description
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The species is sexually dimorphic. Males have raised bump on their forewings with a white streak underneath. Their bodies are overall black with creamy shoulder pads and two white spots on each wing.
References
edit- ^ a b "Androloma disparata report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Androloma disparata species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Species Androloma disparata - Hodges#9322". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Androloma disparata". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–147. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMC 4668890. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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