Alypia mariposa, the mariposa forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868.[1] 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. mariposa
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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[citation needed] and Clarkia unguiculata.[2]
References edit
- ^ Grote, A. R.; Robinson, C. T. (January 1868). "Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera – No. 3". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 1: 323.
- ^ a b Powell, Jerry A. & Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-0-520-25197-7
- ^ "Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson 1868 - Encyclopedia of Life".
External links edit
- Balaban, John and Jane (December 17, 2018). "Species Alypia mariposa - Hodges#9320". BugGuide. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- "Agaristinae New Genus 1 mariposa Alypia mariposa". Noctuidae of North America. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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