Afotella Explained

Afotella is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. Its only species, Afotella cylindrica, was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found in western North America from Saskatchewan and Alberta south to California.^[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

External links

• Web site: Species Details Afotella cylindrica . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 11, 2020.
• Web site: 932821.00 – 9841 – Afotella cylindrica – (Grote, 1880) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . June 10, 2019. With images.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Afotella Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 10, 2019.