Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson 1868 articles

Alypia mariposa

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Alypia mariposa, the mariposa forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868.^[1] It is found in Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills of California,^[2] from Kern and San Luis Obispo counties in the south to Placer County in the north.^[3]

It resembles Alypia ridingsii except it lacks black lines through the white wing spots. Adults fly in April, May and June.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Clarkia bottae and Clarkia unguiculata.^[2]

^ Grote, A. R.; Robinson, C. T. (January 1868). "Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera – No. 3". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 323.
^ ^a ^b Powell, Jerry A. & Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
^ "Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson 1868 - Encyclopedia of Life".

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Alypia mariposa, the mariposa forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in Coast Ranges and Sierra foothills of California, from Kern and San Luis Obispo counties in the south to Placer County in the north.

It resembles Alypia ridingsii except it lacks black lines through the white wing spots. Adults fly in April, May and June.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Clarkia bottae and Clarkia unguiculata.