Alypia mariposa

Mariposa forester
Adult
Larva on Clarkia unguiculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Alypia
Species:	A. mariposa
Binomial name
Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868
Synonyms
Alypia lunata Stretch, 1872

Alypia mariposa, the mariposa forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868.[1] It is found in Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills of California,[2] from Kern and San Luis Obispo counties in the south to Placer County in the north.[3]

It resembles Alypia ridingsii except it lacks black lines through the white wing spots. Adults fly in April, May and June.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Clarkia bottae^[citation needed] and Clarkia unguiculata.[2]

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  Wings at rest
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  Side view

References

1. Grote, A. R.; Robinson, C. T. (January 1868). "Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera – No. 3". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 323.
2. Powell, Jerry A. & Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
3. "Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson 1868 - Encyclopedia of Life".

External links

• Balaban, John and Jane (December 17, 2018). "Species Alypia mariposa - Hodges#9320". BugGuide. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
• "Agaristinae New Genus 1 mariposa Alypia mariposa". Noctuidae of North America. Retrieved November 17, 2020.