Biology:Bryolymnia biformata

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Short description: Species of moth

Bryolymnia biformata
Bryolymnia biformata male.JPG
Male
Bryolymnia biformata female.JPG
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Bryolymnia
Species:
B. biformata
Binomial name
Bryolymnia biformata
Lafontaine & Walsh, 2010

Bryolymnia biformata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Donald Lafontaine and J. Walsh in 2010. It is known only from the Huachuca, Patagonia, and Santa Rita Mountains in south-eastern Arizona.[1]

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. Adults have been collected between mid-June and late July.

Etymology

The specific name biformata is from Latin and refers to the two color forms of this species.

References

External links

  • Lafontaine, Donald; Walsh, J.; Holland, Richard (2010). "A revision of the genus Bryolymnia Hampson in North America with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Elaphriini)". ZooKeys (39): 187–204. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.437. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10741421 entry