Apaidia mesogona

Apaidia mesogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Apaidia
Species: A. mesogona
Binomial name
Apaidia mesogona
(Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Callimorpha mesogona Godart, [1824]
  • Apaidia mesogona ab. griseata Legrand, 1938
  • Apaidia mesogona ab. lucasi Legrand, 1938

Apaidia mesogona is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Sardinia, Corsica and North Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus suber, Thymus Buxus sempervirens and Lavandula species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Apaidia, funet.fi


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