Apatelodes pudefacta

Apatelodes pudefacta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Apatelodidae
Genus:	Apatelodes
Species:	A. pudefacta
Binomial name
Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904[1]
Synonyms
Apatelodes uvada Barnes, 1904

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]

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]

References

1. "890002.00 – 7664 – Apatelodes pudefacta – Dyar, 1904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. Savela, Markku. "Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. Balaban, John and Jane (31 March 2016). "Species Apatelodes pudefacta - Pudefacted Apatelodes Moth - Hodges#7664". BugGuide. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.