Apatelodes torrefacta
Species of moth
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Apatelodes torrefacta, the spotted apatelodes, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae.[1] The species was first described by Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.[2]
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| Spotted apatelodes | |
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| Showing faint brindling and singular white spots on each wing | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Apatelodes |
| Species: | A. torrefacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Apatelodes torrefacta (J. E. Smith, 1797) | |
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The wingspan is 32–42 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year in the south and one in the north.[2]
The larvae start off gray and become a bright yellow color as they mature. They feed on Fraxinus, Prunus, Acer and Quercus species.[2]
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