Palpidia pallidior

Palpidia pallidior
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Palpidia
Species:	P. pallidior
Binomial name
	Palpidia pallidior; Dyar, 1898
Synonyms
	Echinocampa cocophaga Franclemont, 1949;

Palpidia pallidior is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.

Distribution edit

This species is found in Florida^[1] and Cuba.^[2]

Description edit

This moth has mottled brown forewings and white hind wings that are hidden when the moth is at rest.^[3] The body is stout and the wingspan is about 35 mm.

Biology edit

The adult moths are probably nocturnal as are most noctuoids. The larvae are probably foliage eaters but are not known as an agricultural pest.

References edit

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palpidia pallidior". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^ "Palpidia pallidior". North American Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

External links edit

[1] Photos and Range Map

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palpidia pallidior". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

[3] "Palpidia pallidior". North American Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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