Biology:Bryolymnia mixta

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Bryolymnia mixta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Donald Lafontaine and J. Walsh in 2010. It is known only from the Patagonia Mountains in south-eastern Arizona.

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. Adults were collected in late June and mid-July.

Etymology

The specific name mixta is from the Latin mixtus, meaning mixed or mingled and refers to the blotchy confused appearance of the forewing spots.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4981073 entry