Iscadia aperta

Walker, 1857

Iscadia aperta is a in the Nolidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It belongs to the Eligminae and has a broad distribution spanning the southwestern United States through Central America, South America, and the Caribbean islands. The is documented in 85 iNaturalist observations, indicating it is encountered with moderate frequency by naturalists.

Iscadia aperta1 by James Sullivan, Research Collection of J. B. Sullivan. Used under a Copyrighted free use license.Tufted Moth (37148220093) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Iscadia aperta2 by James Sullivan, Research Collection of J. B. Sullivan. Used under a Copyrighted free use license.

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How to pronounce Iscadia aperta: /ɪsˈkædiə əˈpɜrtə/

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Distribution

Arizona and Texas (USA), Central America, South America, and the Antilles (Caribbean islands).

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Taxonomic placement

The is classified within the Eligminae of Nolidae, a of formerly often treated as a subfamily of Noctuidae. The Iscadia contains multiple species distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.

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