Alypia mariposa

Alypia mariposa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Alypia
Species:	A. mariposa
Binomial name
	Alypia mariposa; Grote & Robinson, 1868[1]
Synonyms
	Alypia lunata Stretch, 1872;

The Mariposa forester (Alypia mariposa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.

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]

References

↑ Grote, A.R.; Robinson, C.T. (January 1868). "Descriptions of North American Lepidopters – No. 3". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 323.
1 2 Jerry A. Powell and Paul A. Opler (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7

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[Grote-Robinson-1868-1] Grote, A.R.; Robinson, C.T. (January 1868). "Descriptions of North American Lepidopters – No. 3". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 323.

[po-2] 1 2 Jerry A. Powell and Paul A. Opler (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7