Pseudohemihyalea ambigua

Pseudohemihyalea ambigua, the red-banded aemilia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Wyoming to Durango, Mexico.

Pseudohemihyalea ambigua
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua (female)
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudohemihyalea
Species:
P. ambigua
Binomial name
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua
(Strecker, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota ambigua Strecker, 1878
  • Seirarctia bolteri Edwards, 1885
  • Aemilia ambigua

The length of the forewings is about 24 mm for females and 22 mm in males. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa.

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  • Schmidt, B. Christian (2009): Revision of the "Aemilia" ambigua (Strecker) species-group (Noctuidae, Arctiinae). ZooKeys 9: 63-78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.149 PDF fulltext