Biology:Apaidia mesogona

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Short description: Species of moth

Apaidia mesogona
Apaidia mesogona.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Apaidia
Species:
A. mesogona
Binomial name
Apaidia mesogona
(Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Callimorpha mesogona Godart, [1824]
  • Apaidia mesogona ab. griseata Legrand, 1938
  • Apaidia mesogona ab. lucasi Legrand, 1938

Apaidia mesogona is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824. It is found in Western Europe, Sardinia, Corsica and North Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus suber, Thymus, Buxus sempervirens and Lavandula species.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4778989 entry