Alypiodes flavilinguis explained

Alypiodes flavilinguis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae,^[1] first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. Its name has been lifted as a synonymy of Alypiodes bimaculata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) in 2021.^[2] It can be found in New Mexico,^[3] Arizona, and Texas.

Description

Adult A. flavilinguis are around 17mm in length, and 48mm in wingspan. Its key feature is the metallic blue patches on its costa. They are an overall black moth with three pale yellow patches on its forewing.

External links

• Alypiodes - Geometrinae - North American Emerald Moths of the US and Canada (friendscentral.org)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alypiodes flavilinguis . 2022-11-16 . iNaturalist . en.
2. Gruber . John W. . Matson . Tanner A. . Wagner . David L. . Alypiodes flavilinguis Grote, 1883 as a Valid Species (Noctuidae, Agaristinae) . The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society . 8 June 2021 . 75 . 2 . 81–87 . 10.18473/lepi.75i2.a1 . 0024-0966.
3. Grote . A. R. . 1883 . On the moths collected by Prof. Snow in New Mexico . Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science . 8 . 46.