Apatelodes torrefacta explained

Apatelodes torrefacta, the spotted apatelodes, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae.^[1] The species was first described by Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.^[2]

The wingspan is 32–42 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year in the south and one in the north.^[2]

The larvae feed on Fraxinus, Prunus, Acer and Quercus species.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Kitching . Ian . Rougerie . Rodolphe . Zwick . Andreas . Hamilton . Chris . Laurent . Ryan St . Naumann . Stefan . Mejia . Liliana Ballesteros . Kawahara . Akito . A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) . Biodiversity Data Journal . 2 December 2018 . 6 . 6 . 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236 . 29674935 . Supplementary material: checklist . en . 1314-2828. 5904559 . free .
2. Web site: Species Apatelodes torrefacta - Spotted Apatalodes - Hodges#7663 . February 21, 2006 . BugGuide . December 3, 2009.