Biology:Doryodes tenuistriga

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Short description: Species of moth

Doryodes tenuistriga
Doryodes tenuistriga male.jpg
Male
Doryodes tenuistriga female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Doryodes
Species:
D. tenuistriga
Binomial name
Doryodes tenuistriga
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918[1]

Doryodes tenuistriga is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from costal Texas and Louisiana.[2]

The wingspan is about 33 mm for males and 41 mm for females.[3] The forewings are pale olive ocherous, broadly shaded with pale purplish along the costa and inner and outer margins. The hindwings are whitish.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13521701 entry