Eudesmia arida
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Eudesmia |
| Species: | E. arida
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| Eudesmia arida (Skinner, 1906)
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Eudesmia arida, the arid eudesmia moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Skinner in 1906. It is found from Arizona to Texas in the United States and in Mexico.[1]
Its wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October.
The larvae feed on lichens.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eucyclopera arida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (August 27, 2017). "Species Eudesmia arida - Arid Eudesmia - Hodges#8096". BugGuide. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.