Annaphila ida
Rindge & Smith, 1952
Annaphila ida is a of owlet moth in the Noctuidae, described by Rindge and Smith in 1952. It is a member of the Annaphila, a group of primarily day-flying within the otherwise largely Noctuidae. The species is found in North America, though specific details of its remain poorly documented in available literature.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America. Specific range details within the continent are not documented in available sources.
Similar Taxa
- Annaphila astrologaBoth are members of the Annaphila, a group of day-flying noctuid . A. astrologa is better documented and occurs in California, where it uses whispering bells (Emmenanthe penduliflora) as a plant.
- Annaphila lithosinaCongeneric with documented larval plant associations; however, no direct comparison with A. ida is available in published sources.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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- A larval host plant for Annaphila lithosina with notes on the species (Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae)
- Distributional Patterns of Selected Western North American Insects: Distributional Patterns of Certain Members of the Noctuid Genus Annaphila (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)