Eudesmia arida

Eudesmia arida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Eudesmia
Species: E. arida
Binomial name
Eudesmia arida
(Skinner, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Ruscino arida Skinner, 1906
  • Eucyclopera arida

Eudesmia arida, the Arid Eudesmia Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Skinner in 1906. It is found from Arizona[1] to Texas and in Mexico.

wingspan 23–30 mm. The forewings are dark grey to blackish with a broad transverse yellow band in the median area and a narrow yellow band in the subterminal area. The hindwings are blackish distally and yellow basally. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October.

The larvae feed on lichens.[2]

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