Apatelodes pudefacta
Species of moth
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Apatelodes pudefacta, the pudefacted apatelodes moth, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US state of Arizona and Mexico.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Apatelodes |
| Species: | A. pudefacta |
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The length of the forewings is 17–18 mm.
The larvae feed on Baccharis bigelovii. Pupation takes place in a cell in the soil.[3]